The Longest Day, Redux
By Mitch Berg
There’s almost too much history this past few weeks.
Today is, of course, the 66th anniversary of D-Day:
I’m happy with the piece I wrote two years ago on the subject.
Thanks, D-Day veterans.
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June 6th, 2010 at 11:35 am
Oooh! 6666. This means something!
June 6th, 2010 at 12:15 pm
You forgot one Kermit, there is another 6 – the attack, H-Hour, was launched at 6:30 a.m., although that :30 kind of ruins the series….
I started to write something on D-Day, but I am so consistently humbled and in awe of Mitch’s efforts on the subject that I was intimidated from doing much.
Mitch, darlin’, you’d have made a fabulous history teacher. You have the ability to make the events come alive through your own enthusiasm for the subject. For that — thank you. Even the repeats are superb.
June 6th, 2010 at 1:23 pm
Well he is an English major!
June 7th, 2010 at 8:26 am
Dog Bone said: “You forgot one Kermit, there is another 6 – the attack, H-Hour, was launched at 6:30 a.m., although that :30 kind of ruins the series….”
Maybe in a pre-digital age, Dog Bone. In 1944, 6:30 means the big hand is on the 6!
June 7th, 2010 at 8:42 am
Mitch,
This was truly a big week in WW II history. Next year take a look at 1942 (4-7 June) and what was happening way out west. Arguably, more important than Overlord in a “keep from losing before we think about winning” sort of way!
Thanks for all the great history of that era!
June 7th, 2010 at 10:17 am
Fingers,
Yep! Already getting ready for that one…
…as well as August, and naturally a shout out to the hometown in October.