Operation Overlord

If there is one thing I have learned over the past few years of hosting a political radio show, it's that Republicans love conspiracy theories. And I am not just talking run of the mill, fun to think about conspiracies, like Aliens built the Pyramids or that Elvis is alive and well and playing shuffleboard with the ghost of Colonel Sanders in some Florida retirement community. No, I'm talking over the top nonsensical bullsh*t straight out of the annals of Alex Jones' sock drawer. You can…

The Greatest Generation is defined as the generation that was born in the 1920s, grew up during the Great Depression, fought in World War 2, and came home to build the world’s strongest economy. They learned important values such as hard work, determination, and the importance of money, trust, compassion, respect, sacrifice, and strength through adversity. They earned the title of the Greatest Generation by their ability to recover from the Great Depression, their sacrifice for the sparing of…

The war in Europe was successful for the Allied powers due to three main factors: the surprising level of resistance of the Soviet army, the vast amount of American war supplies, and the success of the Allied air power. Adolf Hitler even agreed that the German army ran into so many issues due to the fact that they were less prepared with their Air Force. There were two battles that became decisive in securing victory for the Allied powers. The Battle of Normandy and the Battle of the Bulge…

Dwight David Eisenhower was born in Texas, had served in the military, and had became America’s 34th president. Throughout his life, he had accomplished many great things, from signing the Federal Aid Highway Act of 1957, to keeping America at peace with foreign countries. Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower was an American politician and general who served as the 34th President of the United States from 1953 until 1961. Eisenhower was an amazing person, and helped America become what it is today.…

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over all of the Sudetenland. Demanded Poland: WWII Blitzkrieg: A German term for “lightning war,” Fast moving and surprise attacks: military tactic designed to create disorganization among enemy forces Take over many areas quickly. Operation Overlord: Battle of Normandy (D-Day) Allies attack Europe successfully (occupied by Germans) on D-Day. Allies won. Maginot line: Line of walls in France Long line of walls that France built after WW1. Plan: French army would have time to…

During World War II, one of the turning points—and the largest amphibious invasion in history— for the Allied forces was the battle of Normandy Landing on Omaha Beach, also known as Operation Overlord. By dawn of June 6th, 1944, Allied parties began appearing on Normandy beach while being repeatedly fired by heavy artillery and gunshot fires. The Allies eventually overtook the Germans after approximately 24 hours of constant exchanging fires. Films like The Longest Day, based on WWII veteran…

troops to Europe. Therefore throughout 1942 and 1943 American forces steadily built up on the British mainland and in Norther Ireland. Most importantly, it was General Eisenhower, the American commander of all the allied forces who led the famous Operation Overlord on 6 June - D-Day. He, along with other Allied commanders, organised the surprise attack on Normandy shores, an area which German troops did not expect to face any military invasion. Furthermore, out of the 39 Allied divisions that…

Iraq: An Oasis of Uncertainty Iraq, a hostile desert of uncertainties regarding both the past and present. A desert oasis that attracts a variety of human nature that ranges from good to evil. A desert with two life-sustaining rivers, the Tigris and the Euphrates, which fostered the growth of the ancient Sumerians, Akkadians, Babylonians, Elamites, Hatti, Hittites, Assyrians, Hurrians to the modern day cities that most people are familiar with, Mosul, Tikrit and Bagdad (Center for…

Dwight D. Eisenhower In order to write this book report, I chose two books to read, rather than only one. This was because I could not find a single book that sufficiently describes both the life of Eisenhower as well as his presidency. As a result, the books I read were The Presidency of Dwight D Eisenhower by Elmo Richardson and In Review: Pictures I’ve Kept: A Concise Pictorial Autobiography by Eisenhower himself. I enjoyed reading the books, Eisenhower was a fascinating man with an exciting…