--- product_id: 40747140 title: "The Dead and Those About to Die: D-Day: The Big Red One at Omaha Beach Paperback – May 5, 2015" brand: "john c. mcmanus" price: "€ 34.13" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 8 url: https://www.desertcart.it/products/40747140-the-dead-and-those-about-to-die-d-day-big store_origin: IT region: Italy --- # The Dead and Those About to Die: D-Day: The Big Red One at Omaha Beach Paperback – May 5, 2015 **Brand:** john c. mcmanus **Price:** € 34.13 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Dead and Those About to Die: D-Day: The Big Red One at Omaha Beach Paperback – May 5, 2015 by john c. mcmanus - **How much does it cost?** € 34.13 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.it](https://www.desertcart.it/products/40747140-the-dead-and-those-about-to-die-d-day-big) ## Best For - john c. mcmanus enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted john c. mcmanus brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Full description not available ## Images ![The Dead and Those About to Die: D-Day: The Big Red One at Omaha Beach Paperback – May 5, 2015 - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71QJmeW+jIL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars An Engrossing Account Of A Momentous Battle *by J***F on Reviewed in the United States on June 11, 2014* It is impossible to overstate the importance of the successful Allied campaign in Normandy during the summer months of 1944. The doom of Hitler's Reich was assured once the Allied armies broke out of the Norman hedgerows and converted a war of attrition into a war of maneuver. Breaking out at St. Lo, racing to Paris, vaulting the Rhein and crushing the industrial heart of Nazi Germany would never have been possible, however, without victory on the five D-Day beaches. The most important of the five-the key to achieving a successful lodgment-was the one for which the US Army paid the highest price: Omaha Beach. And victory at Omaha Beach would not have been had without the gallantry, courage, tenacity, skill, determination and sacrifice of the First Infantry Division, the Big Red One.Since its initial formation during World War I, the 1st Division has seen combat in every military conflict our nation has fought. In WW II, the Big Red One saw action in every major campaign in the European Theatre from the invasion of North Africa to the occupation of Berlin. The First Division was deployed in action for more than 400 days between the invasion of Tunisia and VE Day. But none of those days equalled in importance June 6, 1944.This book is the definitive account of that day for the Big Red One. No writer has ever captured the battle for Bloody Omaha as well as John C. McManus, whose narrative of these events focuses on the ordinary soldiers, and the small units who did the fighting....and the dying....that achieved the Division's foothold and successfully defended it from German counterattacks.No matter how well you think you know the history of D-Day, you will learn something new from McManus' extraordinarily thorough research. If instead you are drawn to military history only by the human drama of armed conflict, you will meet and come to know scores of memorable people with compelling personal stories. And if you are a skeptic who thinks that there is nothing in an account of events that took place seven decades ago that could be relevant today, read this book and your mind will be changed.Read this book, and prepare to be amazed and humbled by the exploits of ordinary Americans-men from all parts of the country, all walks of life, and all social backgrounds-who, as a result of intense training, inspirational leadership, and indomitable will, accomplished the extraordinary. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Narrative About The Big Red One At Omaha Beach *by J***N on Reviewed in the United States on May 20, 2014* On June 6, 1944, the Allies launched the cross-channel invasion of France. Spearheading the attack on Omaha Beach was the U.S. Army's 1st Infantry Division. In this well-researched book, author John McManus takes the reader back to that defining day seventy years ago.From the outset, problems beset the members of the 1st Division. Landing craft dropped the soldiers in the wrong spot; men were forced to wade ashore under withering enemy fire; and men and vehicles became congested on the beach. The Germans controlled the high ground around the beach as well as several strong points armed with mortars, anti-tank guns, and pillboxes. These strong points rained bullets and shells upon the Americans.Faced with the difficult task of getting off the beach and inland, the soldiers, led by outstanding acts of individual heroism, slowly began to move. But the going was slow. It took hours to neutralize the German strong points, but eventually, the men of The Big Red One began to move inland.This is a first-rate book. Author John McManus does an exemplary job of describing the events of June 6, 1944. The narrative contains quotes from the soldiers themselves which gives the reader a true sense of what conditions were like on Omaha Beach. Each aspect of the landing is covered; from the terrible trip to shore aboard the Higgins boats to trying to get off the beach, to finally moving inland.I give "The Dead And Those About To Die" my highest recommendation. This book describes the major event in the European War and how the fighting spirit of the American soldier helped to liberate Europe. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.0 out of 5 stars Very Good Book *by M***T on Reviewed in the United States on June 19, 2017* The author has done an admirable job of telling the story of the Big Red One at Omaha Beach. I really appreciate the fact that he spent very little time on the build-up to the invasion. That story has been told countless times. Rather his focus is on D-Day, and the author paints a powerful portrait of the scene on June 6, 1944. Of all the books on D-Day that I've read this one most vividly captures the fear of the men heading in to the beach. It's powerful. The challenge for the author is to tell a coherent narrative in the midst of a battlefield that was utter chaos. He mostly succeeds in my view, as a multitude of personal accounts are woven in and are generally in chronological order. Toward the end of the book the author devoted a number of pages to the engineers and medics. While the information was quite good and an important part of the story to be told, t did feel a little out of place in the book to me.I do recommend this book and it really has added to my understanding of that day of days. Kudos to the author and may God bless all who have served or are serving in the Big Red One. 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