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The Fighting First: The Untold Story Of The Big Red One on D-Day
Flint Whitlock
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Description for The Fighting First: The Untold Story Of The Big Red One on D-Day
paperback. From acclaimed military historian Flint Whitlock, the untold story of the Big Red One, the heroic and infamous 1st Infantry Division, from its assault on Nazi forces at Omaha Beach, to the Battle of the Bulge Num Pages: 400 pages, 20 maps, 50 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWD; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 151 x 33. Weight in Grams: 656.
The Fighting First recounts the untold story of the 1st Infantry Division's role in the invasion of France at Normandy. Using primary sources, official records, interviews, and unpublished memoirs by the veterans themselves, Flint Whitlock has crafted a riveting, gut-wrenching, personal story of courage under fire. Operation Overlord,the Allied invasion of Normandy on 6 June 1944,was the most important battle of World War II, and Omaha Beach was the hottest spot in the entire operation. Leading the amphibious assault on the Easy Red" and Fox Green" sectors of Omaha Beach was the U.S. Army's 1st Infantry Division, ... Read more
The Fighting First recounts the untold story of the 1st Infantry Division's role in the invasion of France at Normandy. Using primary sources, official records, interviews, and unpublished memoirs by the veterans themselves, Flint Whitlock has crafted a riveting, gut-wrenching, personal story of courage under fire. Operation Overlord,the Allied invasion of Normandy on 6 June 1944,was the most important battle of World War II, and Omaha Beach was the hottest spot in the entire operation. Leading the amphibious assault on the Easy Red" and Fox Green" sectors of Omaha Beach was the U.S. Army's 1st Infantry Division, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Basic Books United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
Number of Pages
400
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780813343174
SKU
V9780813343174
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About Flint Whitlock
Pulitzer Prize-nominated author Flint Whitlock is a former U.S. Army officer who served on active duty from 1965 to 1970, including a tour in Vietnam. He has been a military historian since 1986 and is the author of Soldiers on Skis, The Rock of Anzio, and The Fighting First. He is a regular contributor to World War II magazine and ... Read more
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