Saving Private Ryan brought home to a new generation how harrowing the landing at Omaha Beach was on D-Day. Located between Utah Beach and the British and Canadian beaches, failure to secure Omaha would have meant failure of the entire invasion. Operational oversights and the fortunes of war left more German defenses intact here than elsewhere, making it the most difficult of all the D-Day battles. Americans on Omaha sustained approximately 60% of all D-Day casualties. This Battleground Europe volume covers the personalities, units, and individual actions of the landing in detail, with numerous illustrations, maps, and a battlefield tour guide.