Showing posts with label eisenhower. Show all posts
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Monday, 18 July 2011

Air Army news reel 5th April 1945

Here's another news reel, from April 1945 this time.  Snippets include Eisenhower presenting the 101st with a unit citation for their efforts in the Battle of the Bulge.

Friday, 10 June 2011

Eisenhower's words

I'm sure we've all read or at least heard Eisenhower's D-Day briefing  to the troops, but this is the first glimpse I've ever had of his draft notes for the "we failed" speech!