The Clay Pigeons of St. Lo, Paperback/Joseph Balkoski

This classic of military history tells the exciting story of the fall of St. L , the first major objective of the invading American armies in Normandy in June of 1944. Although St. L was intended to be taken within days of the landing, stubborn German resistance postponed the town's fall until July 18.- Describes the bloody action that took place in the thirty days of fighting- Author recalls how he led his battalion, dubbed "The Indestructible Clay Pigeons" About the Author: The late Col. Glover S. Johns Jr. was a graduate of the Virginia Military Institute. He earned a Silver Star, Bronze Star, and Purple Heart. Joseph Balkoski is Command Historian of the Maryland National Guard and author of Omaha Beach (978-0-8117-3376-2), Utah Beach (978-0-8117-3377-9), and the classic Beyond the Beachhead (978-0-8117-3237-6). He has appeared as a D-Day expert on MSNBC, and his work has been praised by Joe Scarborough, the New York Post , the Washington Times , World War II magazine, and others. He lives in Baltimore, Maryland.