D-Day: Those who Were ThereThe logistics of landing almost 250,000 men on a 60-mile stretch of heavily fortified coastline are almost unimaginable. By Whitsun 1944, Britain had began to resemble a vast military warehouse, with jeeps and trucks parked along what seemed like every road in the south and west of England, tanks ranked in carparks and forecourts, and rows upon rows of bombs stored under tarpaulin in fields - all labelled "Europe". The roads were jammed with soldiers in transit, all trains were requisitioned for the troops, and women knew that their menfolk 'somewhere in southern England' might be one of that perilous first wave across the Channel. |
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... March . The rail centre was inoperative for a month afterwards but the raid on Le Mans on 7 March resulted in 31 French civilian deaths and the sudden appearance of anti - British graffiti . Despite this , a further 78 rail centres were ...
... March . The rail centre was inoperative for a month afterwards but the raid on Le Mans on 7 March resulted in 31 French civilian deaths and the sudden appearance of anti - British graffiti . Despite this , a further 78 rail centres were ...
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... March 1941 there were 12 battalions of ( army ) Commandos , each with between 250 and 500 soldiers . No. 10 Inter ... March 1943 at Aberdovey in Wales . In their initial train- ing they took part in one ' speed march ' over roads and one ...
... March 1941 there were 12 battalions of ( army ) Commandos , each with between 250 and 500 soldiers . No. 10 Inter ... March 1943 at Aberdovey in Wales . In their initial train- ing they took part in one ' speed march ' over roads and one ...
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... March 1944 when it took 90 minutes to turn the ships around and sweep in the oppo- site direction . Two weeks later a second rehearsal was cancelled for 24 hours due to bad weather - just as on D - Day- but when it was resumed on 30 March ...
... March 1944 when it took 90 minutes to turn the ships around and sweep in the oppo- site direction . Two weeks later a second rehearsal was cancelled for 24 hours due to bad weather - just as on D - Day- but when it was resumed on 30 March ...
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Part Three Managing Tame Problems | 151 |
Part Four Commanding in Crises | 305 |
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