Jack Warner: 'D-Day mission was a disaster'
As a 20-year-old, Jack Warner was tasked with flying over Normandy on D-Day to attack German gun emplacements ahead of the ...
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D-Day From the Canadian Perspective - the Juno Beach Landing
The invasion of Normandy wasn't accomplished strictly through American forces. Meet the 3rd Canadian infantry division that stormed Juno Beach. Their mission was to cut the Caen-Bayeux road, seize the ...
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James Stagg, the Meteorological Officer Who Determined the D-Day Date with His Accurate Weather Forecast
All history enthusiasts—or at least those particularly interested in military history—remember a date that marked a before and after in World War II: June 6, 1944. That day is usually referred to by ...
Who was Field Marshal Montgomery? Facts and history
His name resonates with images of decisive victories and unwavering resolve, forever etched in the annals of wartime w.
Commemorating D-Day 75th anniversary: Find books at the local library
Day, the world has had a chance to honor the Allied troops who invaded Normandy in 1944 in the largest combined land, air and naval operation in history. It ...
Bill Wake: 'We were all prepared to die'
Bill Wake recalls his memories of bringing injured soldiers back from D-Day - and the occasion he confronted an wounded German officer.
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Archaeologists have just discovered the residence of Harold II, the last Anglo-Saxon king
British archaeologists have located the remains of an 11th-century royal residence in Bosham, West Sussex—almost certainly ...
D-Day hero leads mourners at funeral of 98-year-old comrade who survived 'carnage' of 1944 Normandy landings after lying about his age to join up
Cliff Brown died last month aged 98 at his home in Swanage, Dorset. He was laid to rest today at St Mary's Church in his ...