World War II was the largest armed conflict in the history of
mankind. The Allied invasion of Normandy, France, on June 6, 1944
was the turning point of the war in Europe; it established a
foothold through which men and supplies could move inexorably
towards Berlin.
Intact: A First-Hand Account of the D-Day Invasion from a Fifth
Rangers Company Commander is an enthralling eyewitness account of
the landing of the Fifth Ranger Infantry Battalion on Omaha Beach
during the Normandy Invasion. The Fifth was one of the few units to
land intact as a full battalion on "Bloody Omaha" and played a
major role in establishing the Omaha Beachhead. Told from the
viewpoint of Headquarters Company Commander John C. Raaen, Jr. a US
Army Captain at the time who eventually rose to the rank of Major
General the story begins a few hours before the invasion launched.
It recounts Raaen's trip from the troopship to shore, the assault
up the bluffs and off the beach, the battles inland through the
hedgerows an
General
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