D-Day Redux I
‘What’s your most valuable possession?’ General Montgomery asked a soldier just before D-Day. ‘My rifle, sir,’ came the reply. ‘No, it isn’t,’ Monty replied; ‘it’s your life, and I’m going to save it for you.’ Although of course any large-scale amphibious landing on the heavily defended coastline of north-western Europe would be a major risk, […]
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