02698nam 2200637Ia 450 991082364250332120230607214216.0979-88-908725-5-50-8078-6258-4(CKB)111087027916554(EBL)413343(OCoLC)476237030(SSID)ssj0000214455(PQKBManifestationID)11175102(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000214455(PQKBWorkID)10158249(PQKB)10052244(SSID)ssj0000777685(PQKBManifestationID)12325486(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000777685(PQKBWorkID)10756032(PQKB)11158359(Au-PeEL)EBL413343(CaPaEBR)ebr10202611(CaONFJC)MIL929709(MiAaPQ)EBC413343(EXLCZ)9911108702791655420000908d2001 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrOmaha Beach a flawed victory /Adrian R. LewisChapel Hill University of North Carolina Pressc20011 online resource (395 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8078-5469-7 0-8078-2609-X Includes bibliographical references (p. [355]-367) and index.Contents; Illustrations; 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; Epilogue: The Question of American Military Skill; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index;Lewis's assessment of the 1944 Allied invasion of Normandy traces the doctrine behind the operation, and argues that whilst the blame for the disastrous losses traditionally lay with leaders at the site, responsibility belonged to higher levels of operations and strategy planning.Operation NeptuneWorld War, 1939-1945CampaignsFranceNormandyNormandy (France)History, Military20th centuryOperation Neptune.World War, 1939-1945Campaigns940.54/21421Lewis Adrian R147503MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910823642503321Omaha Beach3986345UNINA