BOSTON—After the battles of Lexington and Concord, Gen. Artemas Ward’s New England volunteers surrounded Boston and blockaded the land approaches. Critical to the British occupation of Boston was their control of the high ground on the Charlestown peninsula.
The Americans, upon learning that
the British were planning to move to the high ground, moved...
Military Times
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Steven Spielberg’s 1998 epic, “Saving Private Ryan,” will be re-released to 600 cinemas nationwide for just two days — June 2 and June 5. The return commemorates the 75th anniversary of the June 6, 1944, landing of Allied forces in...
BBC News
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Only 7,000 "clicker" messaging devices were made for airborne troops. Finding one is rare...and the BBC reports that Acme Whistles are looking for originals for the 75th anniversary of D-Day.
The signal was to click twice...
It's about time! Many tourists use these beaches as, well, beaches. People lay around on them in swim suits and play/frolic, oblivious to the significance of the sites. A UNESCO World Heritage status would give notice to the public of the importance of beach preservation.
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Daily Mail
Strange that there isn't a major British D-Day monument on either Gold or Sword beaches. Until now...click the link above for more information.
Juno Beach Center
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5,500 Names, 5,500 Canadian Stories
On 6 June 1944, 14,000 Canadians landed on Juno Beach as part of the Allied invasion of Normandy, known to history as D-Day. By the end of August, more than 90,000 Canadians participated in the fighting from Juno to the closing the Falaise Pocket, the beginning...
Recently the Denver Post’s Perspective section published an essay by Raf Casert’s essay (“WWI’s Battle of Belleau Wood turning point for United States,” May 27) under an AP byline on the relevance of that battle fought in France a century ago this month. The occasion for Mr. Casert’s article was the planting of an oak sapling (one of a...
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