INVASION SOVIET LEADER JOSEF STALIN MAJOR FRONT WESTERN EUROPE THE PRESSURE COMPLAINING SOLDIERS CARRYING TOO MUCH THUS EIGHTY PERCENT GERMAN MILITARY CASUALTIES THE HANDS RUSSIAN STALIN INCREASINGLY THE OPPORTUNITY TALK THINGS NOVEMBER 1943 THE BIG THREE CHURCHILL MEETING TEHERAN THE MIDDLE ROOSEVELT REQUEST DATE WESTERN KEEN INVOLVED DANGEROUS CROSSING THE ENGLISH CHANNEL NORTHERN FRANCE BRITISH ALREADY TRIED AMPHIBIOUS ASSAULT ON THEIR OWN TARGETING FRENCH PORT DIEPPE IN AUGUST THEREFORE NAZI GERMANY THE ITALIAN SOUTHERN EUROPE OVERRULED MAY 1944 SEABORNE ROMMEL LOOKING INSPECTION TOUR THE ATLANTIC WALL NORTH WEEK GERMAN SOLDIER WATCH GENERAL DWIGHT EISENHOWER PARATROOPERS 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION IN BOARD PLANES ASSAULT GERMANS ALONG THE COAST FRANCE AWARE HUGE AMERICAN TROOPS SHIPS EQUIPMENT SOUTHERN ENGLAND POINT THE ONLY QUESTION BEGUN BUILDING SYSTEM HEAVY CEMENT FORTIFICATIONS SPAN ENTIRE COASTLINE OPPOSITE THE SPRING THE INVASION HALF MAKE UP THE GERMANS PLANTED LAID MILE THOUSANDS JAGGED UNDERWATER RIP HOLES LANDING STAVE HITLER CHOSE FIELD MARSHAL ERWIN ROMMEL BRAZEN VETERAN THE NORTH AFRICA PLAN WAS TO GERMAN INFANTRYMEN TANKS THE ALLIES THE BEACHES KICK INTO THE SEA PREVENT THE LANDING TROOPS GAINING THE HIGH COMMAND FIELD MARSHAL GERD VON RUNDSTEDT COMMANDER ARMY THOUGHT PROBABLY DISTANCE THE COAST CONFIRMED ALLIED TROOPS PHONY MANEUVERS FALSE INTELLIGENCE GUESSED RUNDSTEDT BULK FIFTEEN INFANTRY SMALLER NUMBER MILES THE WEST THE NORMANDY LESS DETERMINED AMID SPRING TIDES STOOD ON HIGH WEEKS CALM WEATHER GOOD POWERFUL STORM HIGH WINDS RAIN HEAVY SEAS CONFIDENT ROUGH SEAS CLOUD COVER POSTPONED PLANS FOR A WHILE VISIT HIS FAMILY SOUTHERN GERMANY COMMAND STAFF INLAND MILITARY SAME TIME STORMY WEATHER AERIAL RECONNAISSANCE ALLIED SUPREME EVERYTHING IN PLACE OPERATION OVERLORD THE CHOSEN INVASION DAY JUNE 5TH CANADIAN LANDING TROOPS MIGHT WIND AT THE BOTTOM WOBBLY SEA SICKNESS ON THE OTHER HAND FORCE STAND THE NEXT AMOUNT LOGISTICAL COORDINATION GENERAL EISENHOWER BREAK IN THE WEATHER CHECKING THE WEATHER CHIEF SAW WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY EMERGING TUESDAY MORNING JUNE 6TH CONDITIONS CONSULTING TROOP BERNARD MONTGOMERY GENERAL OMAR BRADLEY HOURS OF JUNE AMERICAN THE 82ND 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISIONS BRITISH 6TH DIVISION REAR POSITIONS THE GERMAN GLIDER SEIZED BBC RADIO BROADCASTS SHORT DECLARATIVE SENTENCES SPECIAL MESSAGES SABOTAGE COMMUNICATIONS DAWN GREATEST EVER TAKING BY SURPRISE THOUSAND AMERICAN AND BRITISH WARSHIPS BEACHES STRETCHING BRITISH 2ND ARMY TOWARD THE EAST JUNO TOWARD THE WEST UTAH ASSAULT TROOPS LANDING CRAFT HUDDLE BEHIND CRAFT AS IT BEACHHEAD SMOKE THE BACKGROUND NAVAL GUNFIRE OMAHA BEACH AMERICANS REACHED SHORE LIFE RAFT HEAVY ACTION MOVES THE AMERICANS THE WORST OF SOLDIER INFANTRY DIVISION OUT IN WATER UP TO MY BOOTS PEOPLE RUNNING ON THE BEACH FLYING BLEEDING TO DEATH LYING FIRING ALL DIRECTIONS DOWN ANYTHING SIZE GOLF BALL COLONEL LIEUTENANT SERGEANT CRAWFORD SCREAMING GET OFF TURNED GINO MOVE UP FINISH THE SENTENCE SOMETHING ALL OVER THE SIDE THE FACE BRAINS FACE MY STUFF FORWARD THE TIDE FAST LONGER FIELD COMMANDERS MINUTES ALARM FRANTIC PHONE CALLS GENERALS TURN WHOSE RANKING VILLA REGULAR THE IMMEDIATE WHETHER PARACHUTISTS RUSE DRAW ATTENTION AWAY NO ONE BOUGHT PRECIOUS THE ALLIED THEMSELVES MARKED CONTRAST RIGID INFLEXIBLE COMMAND STRUCTURE AUTHORIZED DECISIONS HOW TO OMAHA FRONTLINE IMPROVISATION SAVED THE COMMAND THEODORE ROOSEVELT JR QUICKLY WRONG STRETCH BEACH ROAD LEADING PRESS ANYWAY GAMBLING THE BEACH DASH CROSS FIRE HIGH CLIFFS NAVAL DANGEROUSLY CLOSE BLASTED NEARLY RANGE EVEN THOUGH RISKED ARTILLERY GUNS AMERICAN SOLDIERS THE CLIFFS NESTS 88MM SO FAR HUNDREDS SWORD MONTGOMERY INITIAL RESISTANCE THE SCENE WAITED AUTHORIZATION FIELD MARSHAL ROMMEL THE MAN WHO COASTAL DEFENSE OUT OF TOUCH RUSHING CAR JOURNEY OUT OF THE QUESTION RISK TOTAL AIR SUPREMACY THE HOURS CALAIS PERMISSION RUSH AVAILABLE NEARBY PANZER DIVISIONS WANTED WAIT OVERALL SITUATION IN THE MEANTIME ADVANCE BROKE FREE FINALLY GAVE ORDER NORMANDY BEACHHEAD MUST COMMAND POST DIGESTING MULTITUDE THE FHRER ARMY HEADQUARTERS CLEAN UP THE WHOLE BY NIGHTFALL CANADIANS AGAINST ALL THE FIVE FLOATING IMPORT GIGANTIC ARSENAL WEAPONRY SHERMAN BE USED TO BUILD ARMORED READY SWEEP ARRIVING ELSEWHERE NAVAL GUNS RIPPED TO SHREDS FIGHTER BOMBER DAYS FIELD MARSHALS TALK WITH SUPREME COMMANDER THE POSSIBILITY SAVING GERMANY ITSELF CERTAIN HOPING SENSE ASKED FREE HAND PULL COAST REGROUP OUT OF RANGE PROMISES DEVELOPED SUPER WEAPONS THE SKY BOMBS SPELL THE DEMISE BLUNT ASSESSMENT SUPERIORITY AT SEA ON LAND SOON BREAK THROUGH THE RUSSIAN SIMPLY CONSIDER THE WAR THIS WAS WORRY THE FUTURE COURSE RATHER YOUR JUNE 29TH SIMILAR AFTER THIS POST WILHELM KEITEL PHONE CONVERSATION SHOULD DONE IN RESPONSE ONGOING ELSE SHOT ONCE THIS TIME LETTER HEROISM FIGHTING GENERAL BRADLEY LIBERATED THE TIP HARD THE BATTLE HEDGEROWS AMERICAN TANKS PIERCED SOUTHWARD DEFENSES PENINSULA STIFF OPPOSITION TO CAPTURE CITY OF CAEN ASTOUNDING AIR RAID TWO TH