FROM BEACHHEAD TO BRITTANY: The 29th Infantry Division at Brest, August-September 1944

Balkoski follows the U.S. 29th Infantry Division out of Normandy and into Brittany in the northwest corner of France, where the division was tasked with seizing the port of Brest. Tells the story of the battle, from the generals who ordered the attack to the infantrymen who slogged through the streets of Brest. 16 pages of photos.