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Podcast: Key Battles of American History
Episode: The Longest Day: D-Day and the Normandy Campaign
Description: On June 6, 1944, a massive Allied land, sea, and air force crossed the English Channel and conducted the largest amphibious attack in world history, hitting Normandy at five different beaches. The German defenders were well-trained, well-armed, and dug in. Would the attack succeed? Join Sean and James as they discuss Operation Overlord, the invasion of Normandy, often popularly referred to as simply “D-Day.”See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.