The Fighting First : The Untold Story Of The Big Red One on D-Day

The Fighting First recounts the untold story of the 1st Infantry Division's role in the invasion of France at Normandy. Using primary sources, official records, interviews, and unpublished memoirs by the veterans themselves, Flint Whitlock has crafted a riveting, gut-wrenching, personal story of courage under fire. Operation Overlord,the Allied invasion of Normandy on 6 June 1944,was the most important battle of World War II, and Omaha Beach was the hottest spot i