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The Fighting First - The Untold Story Of The Big Red One on D-Day (Paperback, Revised)
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The Fighting First - The Untold Story Of The Big Red One on D-Day (Paperback, Revised)
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The Fighting First tells the untold story of the 1st Infantry
Division's part in the D-Day invasion of France at Normandy Using a
variety of primary sources, official records, interviews, and
unpublished memoirs by the veterans themselves, author Flint
Whitlock has crafted a riveting, gut-wrenching, personal story of
courage under fire. Operation Overlord - the Allied invasion of
Normandy on 6 June 1944 - was arguably the most important battle of
World War II, and Omaha Beach was the hottest spot in the entire
operation. Leading the amphibious assault on the Easy Red and Fox
Green sectors of Omaha Beach was the U.S. Army's 1st Infantry
Division - The Big Red One - a tough, swaggering outfit with a fine
battle record. The saga of the Big Red One, however, did not end
with the storming of the beachhead. The author concludes with an
account of the 1st in their fight across France, Belgium, and into
Germany itself, playing pivotal roles in the bloody battles for
Aachen, the Huertgen Forest, and the Battle of the Bulge. young
American soldiers performing their D-Day missions with spirit,
humour, and determination.
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