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Basically gave to al qaeda and the taliban a detailed explanation of what u. S. Strategy was going to be. And i dont remember the secretary of defense or other people last summer getting all hot an bothered about the mcchrystal leak. I think that was a far more egregious assault on civilian control of the military. Thanks very much. I really enjoyed it. [applause]. Youre watching American History t. V. All weekend, every weekend. On cspan3. To join the conversation, like us on facebook. At cspan history. Coming up, author and Professor John mcmanus talks about what happened in the days and wee...

Cspan 3 created by the cable tv industry and funded by your local cable and satellite proprovider much watch us on hd. Follow us on twitter. In the weeks after the june 6th, 1944 dday invasion of normandy france allied troops faced difficult terrain and german fortifications in towns surrounding the beaches. Next military historian John Macmanus talks about what happened in the days and weeks after. What follows from june 7th on ward is an absolute bloody slog that ultimately leads deep into germany and the end of hitlers nazi germany. Heres where it begins. Dday sees this basic situation. You...

Le wruz wrong about that. Howie turns out to be beloved by his mend and during one of the last drives for sanlo, he was killed by german shell fire. Either mortar or artillery, not really sure. His body is carried by other soldiers into sanlo and is placed under a flag. Its kind of a symbol of what American Youth has done. Hes known to this day as the major of sanlo. Thomas howie. So with this key objective, finally, in his hand, bradly hopes to kind of pivot out of san lurks o and beyond. I mentioned montgomerys good wood offensive. Now, originally, he had hoped to coordinate that with a majo...

Months and they wouldnt touch rice either. As far as the mess hall, we didnt have a lot of rice there. We didnt have very good food. It was not too tasty. I came bam from other there and was working in chicago and the Office Manager where i worked was a japanese girl and wound up marrying her and eating rice the rest of my life. [ applause ] lets go back over here. My question concerned which pilot flew the hump first, was it the air commandos or the pilots of the 14th air force . I think it was the 14th air force. Pilots of which organization flew the hump first. Im still not reading you. Whi...

And recover the place and rebuild it. It takes the better part of the summer. Sherborg wont be running that much for the allies until about september 1944. By then its far away from the front lines that are, you know, in eastern france. Its a bit anticlimatic. Supplies coming from then. Well of course the most famous answer to that question is mulberry harbor. Thats the code name for artificial harbors at lies created through remarkable ingenious manufacturing. Basically create your own artificial harbors off the landing beaches. 7i one at gold beach, and one at omaha beach. You basically sin...