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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... casualties were being taken , but they now conceded that casualty rates in the Normandy Bocage were far higher than had been predicted . Thus while the first ten days in Normandy had proved to be relatively light in casualties ...
... casualties were being taken , but they now conceded that casualty rates in the Normandy Bocage were far higher than had been predicted . Thus while the first ten days in Normandy had proved to be relatively light in casualties ...
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... casualties were 1,240 , including 182 confirmed dead and 501 missing ( presumed captured or killed ) . The 82nd Airborne's casualties were 1,259 includ- ing 156 confirmed dead and 756 missing ( presumed captured or killed ) . 12 Of the ...
... casualties were 1,240 , including 182 confirmed dead and 501 missing ( presumed captured or killed ) . The 82nd Airborne's casualties were 1,259 includ- ing 156 confirmed dead and 756 missing ( presumed captured or killed ) . 12 Of the ...
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... casualties to add to the 146 suffered inland . There were another 243 casualties in this area from the British Commando units involved on or near Juno , to bring the total for the Juno area to at least 1,204 ( and this excludes ...
... casualties to add to the 146 suffered inland . There were another 243 casualties in this area from the British Commando units involved on or near Juno , to bring the total for the Juno area to at least 1,204 ( and this excludes ...
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Part Three Managing Tame Problems | 151 |
Part Four Commanding in Crises | 305 |
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