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The Fight on the Beaches
The time for planning and preparation had passed. Dwight Eisenhower had little to do but chain-smoke and gulp coffee–and watch to see whether his men could drive the Germans from the Normandy shores and begin the end of the war. By Brian John Murphy
Web Extra: A Pre-D-Day U-Boat Capture
JUST BEFORE D-DAY, A U-BOAT SHARK HUNT
While the greatest invasion force in history prepared for D-Day, US Navy sub hunters tracked down a U-boat. Their prize would become a permanent piece of WWII history.
The First Battle of World War III
D-Day wasn’t about defeating the Germans. They were already beaten. It was about stopping the Soviets. It was about winning he next war. By Andrew A. Wiest
Mama was a Boom-Boom Girl
Suddenly widowed and desperate for money, Cass Keehn put her kids in an orphanage and left home to work in a bomb factory. By Barbara Ayers
The President Gets His Wings
Human flight was still so new and unpredictable that the Secret Service wouldn’t let a president board a plane. Then came World War II. FDR needed to travel the globe fast. By David A. Norris
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