MY BOOK IS "MY NAME IS AMERICA," SGT COLLINS 1944 NORMANDY

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The facts
D-DAY was a huge invasion of over two million troops that landed at Normandy on five beaches and a few other places that the Rangers or special forces took place at. This book takes place at Omaha beach,dog red, and over 930 casualties were made at this battle.

PLOT

• Collin becomes a Corporal and goes to England to join his regiment.
• Collin lands at Omaha (dog red) during the battle and looses half of his regiment including most of the high ranking officers.
• Collin makes friends with Bobby Joe and battles at several towns including: St. Lo, St, Clair (France) and Carentan.
• Collin thinks he's going home but they loose St. Lo and attack the Germans one more time on a hill and gets shot.
• After five months he rejoins his regiment and goes home on Christmas Eve 1945.

THEME

I RATE THIS BOOK

SETTING

FAVORITE PART

Conflict external and internal
Internal: Collin is eager to fight the Germans. External after Omaha he wants to go home and tries to get used to it.

CHARCTERS

• SGT Collins Main character.
• Col Howe Bossy and sqaud leader .
• Cpl. Bobby Joe Collin's friend .
• The medic a random medic who healed/helped Collin three times.

GENRE FICTION

MOOD

Voice pg 16
I could see Omaha Beach through the smoke and haze as our assault boat rocked In the choppy waters. The noise was unbelievable as shells hissed overhead, great booms along the shore as the navy pounded the Nazi positions... A boat up ahead had been hit. Everywhere there were guys in the water and another boat a mile away on fire. Some were even splashing against the shore as bullets kicked up the water around them. Some were already dead as their bodies floating up against the steel obstacles. I could hear fire from automatics slamming into our sides, "Okay this is it everybody! Go go go! Everybody out! Let's go. Let's go." I climbed to the side of the boat because I was in the way back and the machine guns in the back were opening fire. I sank below the water and I was scared. I felt being left behind with all the other dead guys but caught myself and swam to shore. But after I got to land, dead guys were everywhere. The boat to my left was also on fire and people started rushing to shore.

Voice continuing PG 16 - 17
and I was scared. I felt being left behind with all the other dead guys but caught myself and swam to shore. But after I got to land, dead guys were everywhere. The boat to my left was also on fire and people started rushing to shore. I ran to the barb wire and bullets hit below my feet and somebody pulled my shirt and fell down. I got towards the sea wall with a couple of other guys, took a breath and looked back. I can't write anymore right now. More waves of boats just kept coming and I knew I had made it.

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Other facts of D-Day
But D-DAY was also an invasion to take Paris to Liberate France. The invasion was by land, sea and air. But mostly by sea and land. Thousands of troops were sent to the hardest beach at Omaha. Defended by atleast five bunkers with two machine guns in each and other tiny pillboxes with AA guns behind the bunkers used as artillery to shoot at the assault boats landing. Then, before that Thousands more were paratroopers to destroy railroads and protect bridges. British, Canadian, French, American and other allied forces were sent to fight off the Germans.