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Podcast: World on Fire: A History of the Second World War
Episode: 79th Anniversary of D-Day Special
Description: 79 years ago today, over 350,000 soldiers and sailors began as Allied Supreme Commander, General Dwight D. Eisenhower said, the great crusade. Across 5 beach heads and dozens of drop zones across France, the Allies began their liberation of Western Europe. Spearheaded by the best available leaders, we will discuss the reason behind the landings and ultimate the fate of the men who landed feet first into hell. Even though it is only one day in time, this single day would be the beginning of the end for Adolf Hitler and his tyrannical rule over those in occupied countries, in a desperate...