As we’ve seen, June 5th of 1944 was “get it moving” day for the massive invasion fleet crossing the English Channel to its date with destiny on the French coasts of Normandy. We’ve alluded to how much effort was required to make the landings of Operation Overlord even possible, much less successful. And that was to [...]
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The Deadly Venom of the Coastal Saipan
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