The attack on Utah Beach during the Normandy invasion was one of the most successful military operations ever undertaken, especially bearing in mind the complexities of such a massive air & seaborne assault.
Although the assault on Utah Beach ultimately became one of the most successful military operations of World War II, its outcome was anything but certain.
A then-&-now study devoted to the fighting at the Normandy beach & the nearby 82nd & 101st Airborne landing sites.
The battle of Omaha occupies a prevalent place in our collective memory due to the tragic events that took place there on June 6, 1944. The beach code-named Utah, located at the base of the Cotentin Peninsula, has attracted less attention.
We have great pleasure in presenting this new collection of photographs from our archives, many of them published here for the first time.
Meanwhile the 4th U.S. Infantry Division were the first American seaborne troops to land (at Utah) followed closely by the 90th Infantry Division.This book graphically describes how these divisions eventually linked up and succeeded in ...