Omaha Beach: A Flawed Victory

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Summary: Outstanding!
Review: Professional soldiers recognize that amphibious landings are the most difficult of military operations to conduct. Not only must land, air, and naval forces be skillfully coordinated, but weather, topography, and the enemy must all be accounted for in the planning stage. Lewis, a retired Army officer and academic historian, who guided West Point Cadets on tours of the battlefield, understands this fully. Beginning with a description of what went wrong on D-Day, he then goes back to trace the entire planning process to explain why. For serious students of the Normandy Campaign, and service professionals involved in the planning and execution of amphibious landings, this book is simply a MUST read.