Tag: D-Day
‘D-Day, Omaha Beach’ traveling exhibit opens at S&T Library
A new traveling exhibit, “D-Day, Omaha Beach,”will be on display at the Curtis Laws Wilson Library from Friday, April 4, through Thursday, May 15. This exhibit recreates the assault on Omaha Beach, the bloodiest and most contested of the five invasion beaches during the Allied invasion of Normandy. The library is located on the Missouri […]
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New book answers remaining questions surrounding D-Day
Despite prolific historical documentation of D-Day, there are still questions that remain unanswered 70 years later, says Dr. John C. McManus, a military historian at Missouri University of Science and Technology. His latest book takes a fresh look at Omaha Beach through the eyes of the 1st Infantry Division, known as the Big Red One, and brings new perspective to the battle that began America’s rise as a superpower.
Read More »American Experience at Normandy featured in UMR historian’s new book
University of Missouri-Rolla military historian Dr. John C. McManus has published the second volume in a two-book series that examines the Normandy invasion from the American perspective.
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