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100 1 $aWhitlock, Flint.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n92086877
245 14 $aThe Fighting First :$bthe untold story of the Big Red One on D-Day /$cFlint Whitlock.
260 $aBoulder, Colo. :$bWestview Press,$c[2004], ©2004.
300 $axv, 384 pages :$billustrations, maps ;$c25 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 367-374) and index.
520 1 $a"The Fighting First is the previously untold story of the 1st Infantry Division's part in the D-Day invasion of France at Normandy. Using a variety of primary sources, official records, interviews, and unpublished memoirs by the veterans themselves, author Flint Whitlock has crafted a story of courage under fire. Operation Overlord - the Allied invasion of Normandy on 6 June 1944 - was arguably the most important battle of World War II, and Omaha Beach was the hottest spot in the entire operation. Leading the amphibious assault on the Easy Red and Fox Green sectors of Omaha Beach was the U.S. Army's 1st Infantry Division - the Big Red One - a battle-hardened outfit with a fine combat record. The saga of the Big Red One, however, did not end with the storming of the beachhead. The author concludes with an account of the 1st in their fight across France and Belgium and into Germany itself, playing pivotal roles in the bloody battles for Aachen, the Huertgen Forest, and the Battle of the Bulge. The Fighting First is an inspiring, graphic, and often heartbreaking story of young American soldiers performing their D-Day missions with spirit, humor, and determination."--BOOK JACKET.
650 0 $aWorld War, 1939-1945$xCampaigns$zFrance$zNormandy.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85148319
610 10 $aUnited States.$bArmy.$bInfantry Division, 1st.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81075892
856 41 $3Table of contents$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0413/2004001646.html
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