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Omaha Beach and Beyond : The Long March of Sergeant Bob Slaughter by John Robert Slaughter (2007, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherQuarto Publishing Group USA
ISBN-100760331413
ISBN-139780760331415
eBay Product ID (ePID)57270400
Product Key Features
Book TitleOmaha Beach and Beyond : the Long March of Sergeant Bob Slaughter
Number of Pages288 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2007
TopicMilitary / World War II
FeaturesRevised
IllustratorYes
GenreHistory
AuthorJohn Robert Slaughter
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight17 Oz
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width5.5 in
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Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2007-009185
ReviewsI have been privileged to know Bob Slaughter for almost twenty years, a period during which I observed his passion to keep alive the spirit of those men, living and dead, who participated in the great D-Day invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944. His commitment to the history of that great event, in which he was a participant, has never wavered. In Omaha Beach and Beyond: The Long March of Bob Slaughter readers can now learn firsthand the story of this remarkable American soldier and patriot. -Joseph Balkoski, Maryland National Guard Command Historian and author, Beyond the Beachhead: The 29th Infantry Division in Normandy The long march of Sergeant Bob Slaughter as told in Omaha Beach and Beyond gives the reader the memories that Bob has lived with every day for the past sixty-three years. After reading this, his memories will live with you too, forever! -Major Richard D. Winters, Distinguished Service Cross, E Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne (“Band of Brothers�), U.S. Army, World War II Bob Slaughter’s recollection of the fighting in France after the D-Day invasion is a firsthand account of a soldier’s experience that tells it like it was for all of us who were there. -Staff Sergeant Walter D. Ehlers, Congressional Medal of Honor, Company D, 18th Infantry, 1st Division, U.S. Army, World War II Omaha Beach and Beyond is an excellent account of a Ranger-trained 29th Division infantryman in World War II. It’s a quick, exciting, and rewarding read. -1st Sergeant Leonard G. Lomell, Distinguished Service Cross, Company D, 2nd Ranger Battalion, Battlefield Commission, U.S. Army, World War II, Belvoir Eagle, July 25, 2007 "Slaughter vividly conveys the reality of combat during World War II in his book with sweeping passages that literally place his reader on the battlefield beside him.", I have been privileged to know Bob Slaughter for almost twenty years, a period during which I observed his passion to keep alive the spirit of those men, living and dead, who participated in the great D-Day invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944. His commitment to the history of that great event, in which he was a participant, has never wavered. In Omaha Beach and Beyond: The Long March of Bob Slaughter readers can now learn firsthand the story of this remarkable American soldier and patriot. --Joseph Balkoski, Maryland National Guard Command Historian and author, Beyond the Beachhead: The 29th Infantry Division in Normandy The long march of Sergeant Bob Slaughter as told in Omaha Beach and Beyond gives the reader the memories that Bob has lived with every day for the past sixty-three years. After reading this, his memories will live with you too, forever! --Major Richard D. Winters, Distinguished Service Cross, E Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne ("Band of Brothers"), U.S. Army, World War II Bob Slaughter's recollection of the fighting in France after the D-Day invasion is a firsthand account of a soldier's experience that tells it like it was for all of us who were there. --Staff Sergeant Walter D. Ehlers, Congressional Medal of Honor, Company D, 18th Infantry, 1st Division, U.S. Army, World War II Omaha Beach and Beyond is an excellent account of a Ranger-trained 29th Division infantryman in World War II. It's a quick, exciting, and rewarding read. --1st Sergeant Leonard G. Lomell, Distinguished Service Cross, Company D, 2nd Ranger Battalion, Battlefield Commission, U.S. Army, World War II , Belvoir Eagle, "July 25, 2007 "Slaughter vividly conveys the reality of combat during World War II in his book with sweeping passages that literally place his reader on the battlefield beside him.", I have been privileged to know Bob Slaughter for almost twenty years, a period during which I observed his passion to keep alive the spirit of those men, living and dead, who participated in the great D-Day invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944. His commitment to the history of that great event, in which he was a participant, has never wavered. In Omaha Beach and Beyond: The Long March of Bob Slaughter readers can now learn firsthand the story of this remarkable American soldier and patriot. --Joseph Balkoski, Maryland National Guard Command Historian and author, Beyond the Beachhead: The 29th Infantry Division in Normandy The long march of Sergeant Bob Slaughter as told in Omaha Beach and Beyond gives the reader the memories that Bob has lived with every day for the past sixty-three years. After reading this, his memories will live with you too, forever! --Major Richard D. Winters, Distinguished Service Cross, E Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne ("Band of Brothers"), U.S. Army, World War II Bob Slaughter's recollection of the fighting in France after the D-Day invasion is a firsthand account of a soldier's experience that tells it like it was for all of us who were there.--Staff Sergeant Walter D. Ehlers, Congressional Medal of Honor, Company D, 18th Infantry, 1st Division, U.S. Army, World War II Omaha Beach and Beyond is an excellent account of a Ranger-trained 29th Division infantryman in World War II. It's a quick, exciting, and rewarding read. --1st Sergeant Leonard G. Lomell, Distinguished Service Cross, Company D, 2nd Ranger Battalion, Battlefield Commission, U.S. Army, World War II, Belvoir Eagle,July 25, 2007 "Slaughter vividly conveys the reality of combat during World War II in his book with sweeping passages that literally place his reader on the battlefield beside him.", Belvoir Eagle, July 25, 2007 “Slaughter vividly conveys the reality of combat during World War II in his book with sweeping passages that literally place his reader on the battlefield beside him.�, I have been privileged to know Bob Slaughter for almost twenty years, a period during which I observed his passion to keep alive the spirit of those men, living and dead, who participated in the great D-Day invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944. His commitment to the history of that great event, in which he was a participant, has never wavered. In Omaha Beach and Beyond: The Long March of Bob Slaughterreaders can now learn firsthand the story of this remarkable American soldier and patriot. -Joseph Balkoski, Maryland National Guard Command Historian and author, Beyond the Beachhead: The 29th Infantry Division in Normandy The long march of Sergeant Bob Slaughter as told in Omaha Beach and Beyondgives the reader the memories that Bob has lived with every day for the past sixty-three years. After reading this, his memories will live with you too, forever! -Major Richard D. Winters, Distinguished Service Cross, E Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne ("Band of Brothers"), U.S. Army, World War II Bob Slaughter's recollection of the fighting in France after the D-Day invasion is a firsthand account of a soldier's experience that tells it like it was for all of us who were there. -Staff Sergeant Walter D. Ehlers, Congressional Medal of Honor, Company D, 18th Infantry, 1st Division, U.S. Army, World War II Omaha Beach and Beyondis an excellent account of a Ranger-trained 29th Division infantryman in World War II. It's a quick, exciting, and rewarding read. -1st Sergeant Leonard G. Lomell, Distinguished Service Cross, Company D, 2nd Ranger Battalion, Battlefield Commission, U.S. Army, World War II
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal940.54/21421092 B
Edition DescriptionRevised edition
Table Of ContentContents Foreword by Alex Kershaw Introduction Chapter One: How It All Began Chapter Two: Stateside Training Chapter Three: Going Abroad Chapter Four: The 29th Rangers Chapter Five: Assault Training Chapter Six: The D-Day Plan Chapter Seven: Rough Ride to Hell: Omaha Beach, Dog Green Chapter Eight: Omaha to Saint-LÔ Chapter Nine: Saint-LÔ and Beyond Chapter Ten: Shrapnel Wound at Hill 203 Chapter Eleven: Recovery and Return Chapter Twelve: A Long Winter into Spring Chapter Thirteen: My War Ends Epilogue Appendix I: Eyewitness Accounts: Omaha Beach, 29th Infantry Appendix II: Tricky Tides at Omaha Beach Appendix III: Fatalities, 19441945: D Company, 116th Infantry Regiment Glossary Acknowledgments
Synopsis"Slaughter vividly conveys the reality of combat during World War II in his book with sweeping passages that literally place his reader on the battlefield beside him." .Belvoir Eagle..Before D-Day, regular army soldiers called the National Guardsmen of Virginias 116th Infantry Regiment Home Nannies, Weekend Warriors, and worse. On June 6, 1944, on Omaha Beach, however, these proud Virginians who carried the legacy of the famed Stonewall Brigade showed the regular army and the world what true valor really was. In this moving World War II memoir, the author captures the day-to-day comings and goings of GI Joe from pre--World War II National Guard days through induction, training, deployment overseas, and more training...All leads up to D-Day and Normandy on June 6, 1944, when Sergeant Bob Slaughter came across Omaha Beach with Company D of the 116th Infantry. This was the beginning of his long march to final victory in Europe, a march that would take him and his fellow soldiers of Company D, at least those who survived, to Holland, the Bulge, and on into Germany itself., "Slaughter vividly conveys the reality of combat during World War II in his book with sweeping passages that literally place his reader on the battlefield beside him." Belvoir Eagle Before D-Day, regular army soldiers called the National Guardsmen of Virginias 116th Infantry Regiment "Home Nannies," "Weekend Warriors," and worse. On June 6, 1944, on Omaha Beach, however, these proud Virginians who carried the legacy of the famed Stonewall Brigade showed the regular army and the world what true valor really was. In this moving World War II memoir, the author captures the day-to-day comings and goings of GI Joe from pre--World War II National Guard days through induction, training, deployment overseas, and more training. All leads up to D-Day and Normandy on June 6, 1944, when Sergeant Bob Slaughter came across Omaha Beach with Company D of the 116th Infantry. This was the beginning of his long march to final victory in Europe, a march that would take him and his fellow soldiers of Company D, at least those who survived, to Holland, the Bulge, and on into Germany itself., Before D-Day, regular army soldiers called the National Guardsmen of Virginia's 116th Infantry Regiment "Home Nannies," "Weekend Warriors," and worse. On June 6, 1944, on Omaha Beach, however, these proud Virginians who carried the legacy of the famed Stonewall Brigade showed the regular army and the world what true valor really was. In this moving World War II memoir, the author captures the day-to-day comings and goings of GI Joe from pre-World War II National Guard days through induction, training, deployment overseas, and more training. All leads up to D-Day and Normandy on June 6, 1944, when Sergeant Bob Slaughter came across Omaha Beach with Company D of the 116th Infantry. This was the beginning of his long march to final victory in Europe, a march that would take him and his fellow soldiers of Company D, at least those who survived, to Holland, the Bulge, and on into Germany itself.
LC Classification NumberD769.31
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