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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... port was too dangerous and thus some- thing different was necessary in this case , a beach area was essential - but it had to be close to a port or ports to ensure eventual re - supply . The area also had to be within fighter - cover ...
... port was too dangerous and thus some- thing different was necessary in this case , a beach area was essential - but it had to be close to a port or ports to ensure eventual re - supply . The area also had to be within fighter - cover ...
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... ports of Le Havre and Cherbourg which would eventu- ally provide the facilities for the drive on Berlin but , in the meantime , the Allies would solve the initial absence of a port in Normandy - surely a Wicked Problem at the time for ...
... ports of Le Havre and Cherbourg which would eventu- ally provide the facilities for the drive on Berlin but , in the meantime , the Allies would solve the initial absence of a port in Normandy - surely a Wicked Problem at the time for ...
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... port , it confirmed that all ports needed to be the focus of the defences . The most important port was also the one covering the quickest route across the channel , that is from Dover to the Pas - de - Calais , as the French called it ...
... port , it confirmed that all ports needed to be the focus of the defences . The most important port was also the one covering the quickest route across the channel , that is from Dover to the Pas - de - Calais , as the French called it ...
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Part Three Managing Tame Problems | 151 |
Part Four Commanding in Crises | 305 |
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