{"product_id":"omaha-beach-d-day-june-6-1944-9780811733762","title":"Omaha Beach: D-Day, June 6, 1944","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this unforgettable narrative of D-Day, Joseph Balkoski describes the minute-by-minute combat as it unfolded on Omaha Beach, allowing soldiers to speak for themselves as they recall their attempts to maneuver bombers through heavy cloud cover, the claustrophobic terror aboard transports, and the relentless fire that greeted them on the beach. Equal parts oral history and meticulous reconstruction, Omaha Beach is the closest the modern reader can get to experiencing the Normandy landings firsthand.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJoseph Balkoski is Command Historian of the Maryland National Guard and author of \u003cem\u003eOmaha Beach\u003c\/em\u003e (978-0-8117-3376-2), \u003cem\u003eUtah Beach\u003c\/em\u003e (978-0-8117-3377-9), and the classic \u003cem\u003eBeyond the Beachhead\u003c\/em\u003e (978-0-8117-3237-6). He has appeared as a D-Day expert on MSNBC, and his work has been praised by Joe Scarborough, the \u003cem\u003eNew York Post\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eWashington Times\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eWorld War II\u003c\/em\u003e magazine, and others. He lives in Baltimore, Maryland.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Stackpole Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50328666341650,"sku":"9780811733762","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d7db642b-90f3-4fdb-87ed-b5a0f2079cf3.jpg?v=1727747395","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/omaha-beach-d-day-june-6-1944-9780811733762","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}