This book provides a day-by-day account of the forty-two days of
fighting from Omaha Beach to Saint-Lo. Follow Lt. Allsup from the
beaches at Hill 108 (the 'bloody hill'), where he was injured, and Lt.
Jones, who was among the first to enter Saint-L; a town destroyed by
bombs, which was to become the graveyard of hundreds of Normans.
On the opposing side, discover the fate of the fearsome 'green devil'
paratroopers of General Schimpf and follow in the footsteps of
paratroopers Erwin Schmieger and Rudi Frhbeisser, as they defend their
armed camp, ensuring that every hedge will only be taken at the highest
price.
Objective Saint-Lo takes the reader along the little or unknown routes
from the horrors of Omaha Beach to Trvires, La Cambe, Isigny, through
the Aure valley to Hill 108, ('Purple Heart Hill') and Hills 192 and
122\ As well as authentic eyewitness testimony, the book also acts as a
field guide, including maps and both contemporary and modern
photographs.