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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... move the armour into position under cover of darkness before the landings occurred , but the strategic ineptitude of the Hitler and the military High Command effec- tively undermined this window of opportunity . After all , Major ...
... move the armour into position under cover of darkness before the landings occurred , but the strategic ineptitude of the Hitler and the military High Command effec- tively undermined this window of opportunity . After all , Major ...
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... move against the invaders by 0500. Since it was already starting to get light by then any movement would be vulner- able to air attack - but the low cloud that existed on the morning of D- Day would have effectively rendered the ...
... move against the invaders by 0500. Since it was already starting to get light by then any movement would be vulner- able to air attack - but the low cloud that existed on the morning of D- Day would have effectively rendered the ...
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... move south to Pierrepont . Second , the Regina Rifles , supported by B squadron of the 6th Canadian Armoured Regiment , on the eastern side , who were to land on Nan Green , take the eastern section of Courseulles and move south to ...
... move south to Pierrepont . Second , the Regina Rifles , supported by B squadron of the 6th Canadian Armoured Regiment , on the eastern side , who were to land on Nan Green , take the eastern section of Courseulles and move south to ...
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Part Three Managing Tame Problems | 151 |
Part Four Commanding in Crises | 305 |
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