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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... glider in the formation . It was only the second time they'd put a lot of gliders into an operation [ the first was Sicily ] and we didn't really know what our chances were , but we'd been given to understand that they weren't very high ...
... glider in the formation . It was only the second time they'd put a lot of gliders into an operation [ the first was Sicily ] and we didn't really know what our chances were , but we'd been given to understand that they weren't very high ...
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... glider pilots involved in the attack upon the Orne river and Caen canal bridges , began general glider training in August 1942. But like the rest of the British 6th Airborne ( formed in April 1943 ) he was not given any specific ...
... glider pilots involved in the attack upon the Orne river and Caen canal bridges , began general glider training in August 1942. But like the rest of the British 6th Airborne ( formed in April 1943 ) he was not given any specific ...
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... glider poles were being erected all over the designated gliding landing areas . This made it necessary to clear landing zones of 1,000 yards by 60 yards and to illuminate them with lights . The 6th Airborne Division then felled 100 ...
... glider poles were being erected all over the designated gliding landing areas . This made it necessary to clear landing zones of 1,000 yards by 60 yards and to illuminate them with lights . The 6th Airborne Division then felled 100 ...
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Part Three Managing Tame Problems | 151 |
Part Four Commanding in Crises | 305 |
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