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NY Times best-selling author of The Bedford Boys, The Longest Winter, #TheLiberator etc. Public speaker, journalist and tour leader. Historian @WWIIMemorial

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The deadliest place on D Day on this longest of days, where the sacrifice has been greatest: Dog Green Sector, Omaha Beach, where 19 Bedford Boys have died, where more than half of their infantry company has been slaughtered, and where the opening scenes of Saving Private Ryan are set.

The deadliest place on D Day on this longest of days, where the sacrifice has been greatest: Dog Green Sector, Omaha Beach, where 19 Bedford Boys have died, where more than half of their infantry company has been slaughtered, and where the opening scenes of Saving Private Ryan are set.

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"Bloody Omaha" where 34,000 US troops are now headed.

"Bloody Omaha" where 34,000 US troops are now headed.

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Easy Red, Omaha Beach. Mid-tide - add another 100 yards of beach, and you'll have the distance the 16th Inf. crossed under machinegunfire 'like rain', with 70-pound packs, and wet uniforms. The exit in the dunes at the end of the video is where the first Americans broke out.

Easy Red, Omaha Beach. Mid-tide - add another 100 yards of beach, and you'll have the distance the 16th Inf. crossed under machinegunfire 'like rain', with 70-pound packs, and wet uniforms. The exit in the dunes at the end of the video is where the first Americans broke out.

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Utah, where 23,000 American troops are headed now.

Utah, where 23,000 American troops are headed now.

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The Olympic stadium at Garmisch, site of the 1936 "Nazi' Winter Olympics, hosted by Hitler, where alpine skiing made its debut.

The Olympic stadium at Garmisch, site of the 1936 "Nazi' Winter Olympics, hosted by Hitler, where alpine skiing made its debut.

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Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day at WW2 Memorial right now.

Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day at WW2 Memorial right now.

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So many intense memories today, of warriors and widows, all now gone. I think of the words inscribed on the wall of the chapel in the graveyard above Omaha Beach: “Think not only upon their passing. Remember the glory of their spirit.”

So many intense memories today, of warriors and widows, all now gone. I think of the words inscribed on the wall of the chapel in the graveyard above Omaha Beach: “Think not only upon their passing. Remember the glory of their spirit.”

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Where first Americans to arrive from the sea came ashore on D Day on Utah Beach. WWII Memorial Friends

Where first Americans to arrive from the sea came ashore on D Day on Utah Beach. WWII Memorial Friends

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The calm before the storm. Pointe du Hoc. The most dangerous mission on D-Day, according to Omar Bradley. 225 men will fight here late tonight, US time. 77 will be killed, and more than 140 will be wounded.

The calm before the storm. Pointe du Hoc. The most dangerous mission on D-Day, according to Omar Bradley. 225 men will fight here late tonight, US time. 77 will be killed, and more than 140 will be wounded.

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Where the first Americans got off Omaha Beach at 8am this morning. Courage counts. Just a few men changed history here. I owe them my life.

Where the first Americans got off Omaha Beach at 8am this morning. Courage counts. Just a few men changed history here. I owe them my life.

138,661 views • 1 month ago

Officers of the 116th Infantry Regiment have been given their objectives on D Day. A Company's commanding officer, Bedford Boy Taylor Fellers, is certain tonight that he is on a suicide mission, believing he and his men will be slaughtered. He is right. This is where he and 1006 men will be killed, wounded, or missing in action from his regiment.

Officers of the 116th Infantry Regiment have been given their objectives on D Day. A Company's commanding officer, Bedford Boy Taylor Fellers, is certain tonight that he is on a suicide mission, believing he and his men will be slaughtered. He is right. This is where he and 1006 men will be killed, wounded, or missing in action from his regiment.

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Pointe du Hoc. Now being held - but only just - by 2nd Rangers who'll fight almost nonstop for another 48 hours until relieved. Over 50% are casualties. They've scaled cliffs below.

Pointe du Hoc. Now being held - but only just - by 2nd Rangers who'll fight almost nonstop for another 48 hours until relieved. Over 50% are casualties. They've scaled cliffs below.

585,410 views • 1 year ago

Dog Green, Omaha, where Saving Private Ryan happened. A and B Companies of 116th have been slaughtered. Dozens of bodies wash ashore, the wounded have drowned because the tide is so fast. Any men alive are pinned down by the sea-wall. A bloody disaster.

Dog Green, Omaha, where Saving Private Ryan happened. A and B Companies of 116th have been slaughtered. Dozens of bodies wash ashore, the wounded have drowned because the tide is so fast. Any men alive are pinned down by the sea-wall. A bloody disaster.

263,565 views • 1 year ago

Taps for those who today gave their tomorrows for our many todays. Coleville sur Mer graveyard.

Taps for those who today gave their tomorrows for our many todays. Coleville sur Mer graveyard.

167,264 views • 1 year ago

How the Brits took Pegasus Bridge. The greatest coup de main in British history.

How the Brits took Pegasus Bridge. The greatest coup de main in British history.

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Paying my respects to my late father and to his fellow British who made last stand at Arnhem at the old church in Oosterbeek 80 years ago. This is the most moving place I have been as a Brit in Europe.

Paying my respects to my late father and to his fellow British who made last stand at Arnhem at the old church in Oosterbeek 80 years ago. This is the most moving place I have been as a Brit in Europe.

165,114 views • 1 year ago

Easy Red, Omaha Beach.

Easy Red, Omaha Beach.

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Remembering my dad. 22 January 1941-15 September 2024. Margarten.

Remembering my dad. 22 January 1941-15 September 2024. Margarten.

19,669 views • 1 year ago

The Nazi party rally grounds in Nuremberg.

The Nazi party rally grounds in Nuremberg.

11,701 views • 10 months ago

Easy Red, Omaha.

Easy Red, Omaha.

13,460 views • 1 year ago

Pointe du Hoc. Now. With WWII Memorial Friends

Pointe du Hoc. Now. With WWII Memorial Friends

10,126 views • 1 year ago

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