The Devil's Garden
Rommel's Desperate Defense of Omaha Beach on D-Day
Steven Zaloga
Published: 2013-10-01
Pages: 288
- Fresh look at D-Day, one of World War II's pivotal battles, in time for its 70th anniversary in June 2014
- Explains why the U.S. Army suffered enormous casualties on Omaha Beach
- Focuses on Erwin Rommel, the Desert Fox, who oversaw German defenses in Normandy
- Covers little-known aspects such as the German patrols tasked with shooting down the pigeons the French Resistance used to send messages to the Allies
- Relies on original research, including recently discovered German artillery maps
- Zaloga's well-supported conclusions are sure to spark debate