Beyond the Beachhead The 29Th Infantry Division in Normandy

Stackpole Books. Good in Fine dust jacket. 1999. Hardcover. 0739403281 . This specific hardback book is in basically in like new condition with the only defect taking it out of that rating is the absence of the first blank end page. Otherwise, the pages are clean, crisp, unmarked and uncreased. The dust jacket is in fine condition with some cover or edge wear. We package all books in custom cardboard book boxes for shipment and ship daily with tracking numbers.; "Joe Balkoski's "Beyond the Beachhead" is a masterpiece plain and simple. It tells the amazing story of the 29th Infantry Division's mobilization, training and participation in the Normandy campaign to include landing on Omaha Beach on D-Day. Balkoski masterfully relates the 29th Division's preparation for and adaptation to combat, which has a number of key lessons learned, particularly for those in the profession of arms. It a story of courage and leadership. General Norman D. Cota being one example. As a general, he doesn't get the credit he deserves for leading troops off of Omaha Beach under intense fire or personally showing a rifle platoon he came across how to take a house the Germans had turned into a strong point by devising a plan and leading the effort. Balkoski tells stories of leaders of all ranks who displayed great personal courage and also addresses leaders who showed both superb and poor judgment. I found the book to be very readable and great history. Balkoski has become America's leading D-Day historian and if you want to know what the beaches were like in that operation and the Normandy campaign that followed, this is an excellent place to start."; 8.3 X 5.8 X 1.1 inches; 304 pages .