Eisenhower's Countdown to D-Day

<p>On June 6, 1944, a combined Allied force carried out the largest amphibious invasion in history. They were led by an American.</p><br><p>What was General Eisenhower's role in D-Day? How was American officer training key to the strategy used? And how did the British weather change everything?</p><br><p>Don's guest is John C. McManus, professor of military history at Missouri University of Science and Technology and host of the podcasts 'Someone Talked!' and 'World War 2 Live'.</p><br><p>Edited by Tim Arstall. Produced by Tomos Delargy. Senior Producer was Freddy Chick.</p><br><p>Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week and ad-free podcasts. Sign up at <a href="historyhit.com/subscribe"; rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">historyhit.com/subscribe</a>;. </p><br><p>All music from Epidemic Sounds.</p><br><p>American History Hit is a History Hit podcast.</p>

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