Omaha Beach, France |
John Steele Mannequin, St. Mere Eglise, France |
Pointe du Hoc, France |
Normandy American Cemetery |
With the D-Day landing, the Allies, in spite of the vast size of their armada and the relative openness of their societies, achieved a remarkable strategic surprise over the Germans. On June 6, Rommel was in Germany celebrating his wife's fiftieth birthday. Hitler was persisting in the mistaken belief that the Normandy invasion was a feint and that the real blow would be struck at Pas de Calais.
Eisenhower planned the invasion from his offices at 20 Grosvenor Square in London. Number 1 Grosvenor Square was the wartime location of the American embassy. Averell Harriman presided over lend-lease aid from 3 Grosvenor Square, helping to fund our wartime Allies. The OSS (Office of Strategic Services), forerunner of the CIA, had its offices at 70 Grosvenor Square. Small wonder that this neighborhood was known as Little America at the time. Some wags even referred to Grosvenor Square as Eisenhowerplatz.
Imagine if an operation like the Normandy landing were to occur today in 2016, in the age of social media! Interactive polls would ask: “Which beach do you prefer, Normandy or Pas de Calais?” Could all the members of the 101st Screaming Eagles, painted in Indian war paint with Mohawk haircuts, be counted upon not to post their pictures on Facebook? That seems doubtful.
The author at Grosvenor Square, London, UK |
Thanks Military Times...http://www.militarytimes.com/story/opinion/2016/06/05/remembering-d-day-then-and-now/85199070/
Thanks Real Clear History...http://www.realclearhistory.com/articles/2016/06/06/remembering_d-day_then_and_now_237.html
Thanks Deseret News...http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865655673/Remembering-D-Day-then-and-now.html
Thanks Detroit News...http://www.detroitnews.com/story/opinion/2016/06/06/raise-glass-boys-pointe-du-hoc/85456098/
Thanks Modesto Bee...http://www.modbee.com/opinion/article81586817.html
Thanks Dayton Daily News...http://www.mydaytondailynews.com/news/news/opinion/remembering-d-day-then-and-now/nrYjg/?icmp=daytondaily_internallink_textlink_apr2013_daytondailystubtomydaytondaily_launch
Thanks Charleston Gazette Mail...http://www.wvgazettemail.com/daily-mail-commentary/20160606/christopher-kelly-remembering-the-d-day-invasion-daily-mail
Thanks Pittsburgh's TrbiLive.com...http://triblive.com/opinion/featuredcommentary/10557736-74/landing-beach-normandy
Thanks Utah Policy...http://utahpolicy.com/index.php/features/today-at-utah-policy/9712-remembering-d-day-the-great-allied-invasion
Thanks Burlington County Times...http://www.burlingtoncountytimes.com/opinion/guest/remembering-d-day-then-and-now/article_a0cd2ae0-483b-5d0a-8331-8986dc1c0602.html
Thanks Florida Times Union...http://jacksonville.com/business/columnists/2016-06-03/story/guest-column-d-day-deserves-be-remembered#
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My interview with Marc Bernier...http://www.marcberniershow.com/audio_archive.cfm
My D-Day Interview with WTMJ...http://www.wtmj.com/shows/wisconsins-afternoon-news/72-years-after-normandy-perspective-from-new-book
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