The Americans at D-Day The American

June 6, 1944, was a pivotal day in World War II. On that day the climactic and decisive phase of the war in Europe began. Those who survived the intense fighting on the Normandy beaches found their lives irreversibly changed. That day ushered in a great change for the United States as well, because, on D-Day, America began its march to the forefront of the Western world.

JOHN MCMANUS is a professor of military history at the University of Missouri who has traveled extensively in researching his books about the American experience in the Second World War.

List of Maps

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Acknowledgments

13

(6)

Prologue

19

(6)

Introduction: February 1944

25

(6)

Part I: GEARING UP

1. The Planning and Preparation

31

(35)

2. The Transportation Plan

66

(18)

3. The Brassy Briefing

84

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4. From the Sausages to the Ships

91

(24)

5. Ike's Decision and the Airborne Marshaling Areas

115

(24)

Part II: THE ASSAULT

6. Crossing the Channel

139

(11)

7. The Airborne Ride Over

150

(10)

8. The Night Drop

160

(23)

9. The Cutting Edge of Courage: The All-Americans and the Screaming Eagles on D-Day

183

(57)

10. The Air Cover

240

(14)

11. The Naval Bombardment

254

(13)

12. Sandy Utah

267

(21)

13. The Rangers at Pointe-du-Hoc

288

(16)

14. Bloody Omaha

304

(49)

Notes

353

(28)

Select Bibliography

381

(8)

Index

389

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The Americans at D-Day The American Experience at the Normandy Invasion

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