OMAHA BEACH: D-DAY, JUNE 6, 1944

Book ID/图书代码： 12346918C00001

English Summary/英文概要： "Balkoski’s depiction of ’Bloody Omaha’ is the literary accompaniment to the white-knuckle Omaha Beach scene that opens Steven Spielberg’s Saving Private Ryan." -- John Hillen, New York Post

"Balkoski is sometimes referred to as the finest living D-Day historian. For my money, the title fits. Anyone who wants to know anything about Omaha Beach, where the fighting was heaviest and bloodiest, must begin with this foundational book by a true maestro of original history. The research is unparalleled and comprehensive enough to satisfy even the most skeptical scholar, yet the story is absorbing. The carnage of Omaha Beach comes to life with vivid contemporary descriptions from participants and witnesses, while the whole tale is deftly steered along by Balkoski’s steady narration and his sense of the battle’s larger significance. ’History can provide at least a little solace that there was some meaning to it all,’ he writes movingly. ’D-Day was the decisive chapter of a twentieth century Iliad.’ Indeed it was--and Balkoski is its Homer." -- John McManus, Wall Street Journal

In this unforgettable narrative of D-Day, Joseph Balkoski describes the minute-by-minute combat as it unfolded on Omaha Beach, allowing soldiers to speak for themselves as they recall their attempts to maneuver bombers through heavy cloud cover, the claustrophobic terror aboard transports, and the relentless fire that greeted them on the beach. Equal parts oral history and meticulous reconstruction, Omaha Beach is the closest the modern reader can get to experiencing the Normandy landings firsthand."

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 奥马哈登陆是诺曼底登陆战役中激烈一役，D日是诺曼底战役的打响之日，是二战的重要组成部分。盟军在奥马哈滩头遭受了巨大的损失，仅阵亡者就达2500人，因此又称“血腥奥马哈”。本书以参与者的口述为依据，通过严谨的历史研究和语言重建，忠实再现了盟军在奥马哈海滩上战斗的每一分钟。本书以当事人的口吻讲述那场影响他们终生、难以磨灭的可怕经历，在这本书里，读者能看到老兵们回忆自己在驾驶轰炸机穿过厚厚的云层时的自言自语、在交通工具上的幽闭恐惧、海滩上战火的无情……(DB)

Awards/获奖情况：Balkoski is sometimes referred to as the finest living D-Day historian. For my money, the title fits. Anyone who wants to know anything about Omaha Beach, where the fighting was heaviest and bloodiest, must begin with this foundational book by a true maestro of original history. "History can provide at least a little solace that there was some meaning to it all," he writes movingly. "D-Day was the decisive chapter of a twentieth century Iliad." Indeed it was--and Balkoski is its Homer. -- John McManus, Wall Street Journal

About the Author/作者介绍： 约瑟夫·巴尔科斯基（Joseph Balkoski），知名军事历史学家、战棋设计师，马里兰州国民警卫队司令级历史研究员（Command Historian），管理第29步兵师档案馆和马里兰州军事历史博物馆。他收藏了关于奥马哈海滩首波登陆部队之一的第29步兵师完整、原始的资料。对诺曼底登陆行动的相关资料进行了长达四分之一个世纪的考察研究，并长期旅居奥马哈海滩附近，逐个走访了当年战事发生的地点。《华尔街日报》称巴尔科斯基为“D日原始资料研究的集大成者”，《今日美国》将他誉为“当代杰出的D日历史研究专家”。代表作有《血战滩头》（Beyond the Beachhead）、《血腥奥马哈》（Omaha Beach: D-Day, June 6,1944）和《犹他海滩》（ Utah Beach: The Amphibious Landing and Airborne Operations on D-Day June 6, 1944）等。

Joseph Balkoski is Command Historian of the Maryland National Guard and author of Omaha Beach (978-0-8117-3376-2), Utah Beach (978-0-8117-3377-9), and the classic Beyond the Beachhead (978-0-8117-3237-6). He has appeared as a D-Day expert on MSNBC, and his work has been praised by Joe Scarborough, the New York Post, the Washington Times, World War II magazine, and others. He lives in Baltimore, Maryland.

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