The Man Who Told America the Truth About D-Day

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The Man Who Told America the Truth About D-Day

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Post by Gorque » 09 Jun 2019, 21:37

A couple of days late, but still a good read:
Most of the men in the first wave never stood a chance. In the predawn darkness of June 6, 1944, thousands of American soldiers crawled down swaying cargo nets and thudded into steel landing craft bound for the Normandy coast. Their senses were soon choked with the smells of wet canvas gear, seawater and acrid clouds of powder from the huge naval guns firing just over their heads. As the landing craft drew close to shore, the deafening roar stopped, quickly replaced by German artillery rounds crashing into the water all around them. The flesh under the men’s sea-soaked uniforms prickled. They waited, like trapped mice, barely daring to breathe.
A short piece on Ernie Pyle:

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/05/maga ... Position=1

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