The Devil's Garden: Rommel's Desperate Defense of Omaha Beach on D-Day
Oct 2013 · Stackpole Books
Ebook
288
Pages
About this ebook
• Fresh look at D-Day, one of World War II's pivotal battles, in time for its 70th anniversary in June 2014
• Explains why the U.S. Army suffered enormous casualties on Omaha Beach
• Focuses on Erwin Rommel, the Desert Fox, who oversaw German defenses in Normandy
• Covers little-known aspects such as the German patrols tasked with shooting down the pigeons the French Resistance used to send messages to the Allies
• Relies on original research, including recently discovered German artillery maps
• Zaloga's well-supported conclusions are sure to spark debate
• Explains why the U.S. Army suffered enormous casualties on Omaha Beach
• Focuses on Erwin Rommel, the Desert Fox, who oversaw German defenses in Normandy
• Covers little-known aspects such as the German patrols tasked with shooting down the pigeons the French Resistance used to send messages to the Allies
• Relies on original research, including recently discovered German artillery maps
• Zaloga's well-supported conclusions are sure to spark debate
About the author
Steven Zaloga is a world-renowned armor historian and has appeared in documentaries on the History Channel. He has written more than 100 books on armored vehicles and the U.S. Army and Red Army in World War II. He lives in Abingdon, Maryland.
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