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Item specifics
- Condition
- ISBN
- 9780807854693
- Book Title
- Omaha Beach : a Flawed Victory
- Publisher
- University of North Carolina Press
- Item Length
- 9.4 in
- Publication Year
- 2003
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 0.9 in
- Features
- New Edition
- Genre
- History
- Topic
- Military / World War II, Military / Strategy, Military / United States
- Item Weight
- 11.7 Oz
- Item Width
- 6 in
- Number of Pages
- 400 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of North Carolina Press
ISBN-10
0807854697
ISBN-13
9780807854693
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2303390
Product Key Features
Book Title
Omaha Beach : a Flawed Victory
Number of Pages
400 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Military / World War II, Military / Strategy, Military / United States
Publication Year
2003
Illustrator
Yes
Features
New Edition
Genre
History
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
11.7 Oz
Item Length
9.4 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
00-046692
Reviews
This clearly written, carefully argued and well-researched account offers a still-valid lesson in the importance of communication up and down the chain of command, and on bravery. (Publishers Weekly), [Lewis] has built a very strong case by using primary evidence, such as army archives and memoirs of the commanders involved. Historical specialists and scholars will be interested in the book. -- Library Journal, Omaha Beach: A Flawed Victory offers a new approach to the D-Day landings and will have a great appeal to armchair generals and those who believe in a 'lessons learned' approach to military history. Serious students of the campaign in north-west Europe will value the new questions asked by Lewis. -- War in History, Why the US troop landing at Omaha Beach turned into the Normandy invasion's toughest and bloodiest battle is the subject of this thought-provoking analysis. ( Choice ), A dual Main Selection of the History Book Club, this clearly written, carefully argued and well-researched account offers a still-valid lesson in the importance of communication up and down the chain of command, and on bravery. -- Publishers Weekly, This clearly written, carefully argued and well-researched account offers a still-valid lesson in the importance of communication up and down the chain of command, and on bravery. ( Publishers Weekly ), Why the US troop landing at Omaha Beach turned into the Normandy invasion's toughest and bloodiest battle is the subject of this thought-provoking analysis. (Choice), [Lewis] has built a very strong case by using primary evidence, such as army archives and memoirs of the commanders involved. Historical specialists and scholars will be interested in the book. ( Library Journal ), Lewis brings qualifications as both a soldier and a scholar to this analysis of the D-Day assault on Omaha Beach. The invasion's planners, Lewis argues, sought to combine tactical surprise and overwhelming fire superiority. The result was a high-risk compromise that collapsed at the water's edge in the Omaha sector, and might have done so on the other beaches as well. That the men on the spot were able to improvise victory at high cost does not justify overlooking the shortcomings of the doctrines and the orders that sent them in -- shortcomings demonstrated carefully and systematically in this major contribution to our understanding of the 1944 invasion of Europe. -- Dennis Showalter, author of Tannenberg: Clash of Empires, Why the US troop landing at Omaha Beach turned into the Normandy invasion's toughest and bloodiest battle is the subject of this thought-provoking analysis. . . . Lewis carefully examines all of the unexpected challenges and bad decisions of the landing, as well as the flexibility demonstrated in initiatives taken to overcome them. -- CHOICE, A major contribution to our understanding of the assault on Omaha Beach. (Journal of Military History), A major contribution to our understanding of the assault on Omaha Beach. -- Journal of Military History, The fullest study of the planning for the cross-channel invasion we have. . . . No future student of Omaha Beach . . . will be able to ignore this book. -- Naval History, A major contribution to our understanding of the assault on Omaha Beach. ( Journal of Military History ), [Lewis] has built a very strong case by using primary evidence, such as army archives and memoirs of the commanders involved. Historical specialists and scholars will be interested in the book. (Library Journal), Since Omaha Beach occupies a place in American consciousness comparable to Gettysburg's, seasoned military-history readers may be intrigued by the meticulousness of the assault plan and how it went awry, with thousands of casualties and near-defeat at the water's edge. . . . A revisionist analysis to complement more popular treatments, such as Stephen Ambrose's D-Day . -- Booklist
Dewey Edition
21
Dewey Decimal
940.5/421421
Edition Description
New Edition
Table Of Content
Acknowledgments Abbreviations Introduction 1 The Battle for Omaha Beach 2 Amphibious Doctrine: The British and American Visions 3 Joint and Combined Amphibious Doctrine 4 The British Vision for the Invasion of Europe 5 The Montgomery Plan 6 The American Vision for the Invasion of Europe 7 Obstacle and Minefield Clearance Plan 8 The Joint Fire Plan 9 The 1st Infantry Division's Battle Plan 10 Epilogue: The Question of American Military Skill Notes Selected Bibliography Index
Synopsis
The Allied victory at Omaha Beach was a costly one. Why did the Allies embark on an attack with so many disadvantages? Making extensive use of primary sources, Adrian Lewis traces the development of the doctrine behind the plan for the invasion of Normandy to explain why the battles for the beaches were fought as they were., The Allied victory at Omaha Beach was a costly one. A direct infantry assault against a defense that was years in the making, undertaken in daylight following a mere thirty-minute bombardment, the attack had neither the advantage of tactical surprise nor that of overwhelming firepower. American forces were forced to improvise under enemy fire, and although they were ultimately victorious, they suffered devastating casualties. Why did the Allies embark on an attack with so many disadvantages? Making extensive use of primary sources, Adrian Lewis traces the development of the doctrine behind the plan for the invasion of Normandy to explain why the battles for the beaches were fought as they were. Although blame for the Omaha Beach disaster has traditionally been placed on tactical leaders at the battle site, Lewis argues that the real responsibility lay at the higher levels of operations and strategy planning. Ignoring lessons learned in the Mediterranean and Pacific theaters, British and American military leaders employed a hybrid doctrine of amphibious warfare at Normandy, one that failed to maximize the advantages of either British or U.S. doctrine. Had Allied forces at the other landing sites faced German forces of the quality and quantity of those at Omaha Beach, Lewis says, they too would have suffered heavy casualties and faced the prospect of defeat., The Allied victory at Omaha Beach was a costly one. A direct infantry assault against a defense that was years in the making, undertaken in daylight following a mere thirty-minute bombardment, the attack had neither the advantage of tactical surprise nor that of overwhelming firepower. American forces were forced to improvise under enemy fire, and although they were ultimately victorious, they suffered devastating casualties. Why did the Allies embark on an attack with so many disadvantages? Making extensive use of primary sources, Adrian Lewis traces the development of the doctrine behind the plan for the invasion of Normandy to explain why the battles for the beaches were fought as they were.Although blame for the Omaha Beach disaster has traditionally been placed on tactical leaders at the battle site, Lewis argues that the real responsibility lay at the higher levels of operations and strategy planning. Ignoring lessons learned in the Mediterranean and Pacific theaters, British and American military leaders employed a hybrid doctrine of amphibious warfare at Normandy, one that failed to maximize the advantages of either British or U.S. doctrine. Had Allied forces at the other landing sites faced German forces of the quality and quantity of those at Omaha Beach, Lewis says, they too would have suffered heavy casualties and faced the prospect of defeat."The fullest study of the planning for the cross-channel invasion we have. . . . No future student of Omaha Beach . . . will be able to ignore this book.-- Naval History "This clearly written, carefully argued and well-researched account offers a still-valid lesson in the importance of communication up and down the chain of command, and on bravery.-- Publishers Weekly "A major contribution to our understanding of the assault on Omaha Beach.-- Journal of Military History Tracing the development of the doctrine behind the plan for the invasion of Normandy, Adrian Lewis reveals why the battles for the beaches were fought as they were. He examines the decisions made at the strategic, operational, and tactical levels as well as the personalities of and relationships between key decision makers to explain how the plan for swift victory at Omaha Beach went terribly wrong and turned into the bloodiest of the Allied invasions., The Allied victory at Omaha Beach was a costly one. A direct infantry assault against a defense that was years in the making, undertaken in daylight following a mere thirty-minute bombardment, the attack had neither the advantage of tactical surprise nor that of overwhelming firepower. American forces were forced to improvise under enemy fire, and although they were ultimately victorious, they suffered devastating casualties.Why did the Allies embark on an attack with so many disadvantages? Making extensive use of primary sources, Adrian Lewis traces the development of the doctrine behind the plan for the invasion of Normandy to explain why the battles for the beaches were fought as they were.Although blame for the Omaha Beach disaster has traditionally been placed on tactical leaders at the battle site, Lewis argues that the real responsibility lay at the higher levels of operations and strategy planning. Ignoring lessons learned in the Mediterranean and Pacific theaters, British and American military leaders employed a hybrid doctrine of amphibious warfare at Normandy, one that failed to maximize the advantages of either British or U.S. doctrine. Had Allied forces at the other landing sites faced German forces of the quality and quantity of those at Omaha Beach, Lewis says, they too would have suffered heavy casualties and faced the prospect of defeat.
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