I was amazed to learn that after all of the intense research on the Normandy beach the American forces were woefully unprepared for terrain beyond the beaches: the dreaded hedgerows. These were centuries-old ways of marking farmer's fields. read more
I was amazed to learn that after all of the intense research on the Normandy beach the American forces were woefully unprepared for terrain beyond the beaches: the dreaded hedgerows. read more
6: Heavy Allied bombings of the Continent in preparation for D-Day. 8: D-Day for Operation Overlord set for 5 June. 9: Sevastopol in the Crimea is retaken by Soviet forces. read more