"1900 - 1999" . . "Normandy (France)" . . "Abwehr." . . . . . . . "The devil's garden : Rommel's desperate defense of Omaha Beach on D-Day" . . "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 and 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." . . . . . . "Military history" . . . . . . "Omaha Beach." . . "Operation Overlord" . . "Normandie Invasion (1944)" . . . .