Episode 133: James Holland - D-Day, WWII, and What We Owe Our Veterans
Keep Talking · Dan Riley
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Show Notes
James Holland is a historian and the author of many books, including Normandy '44: D-Day and the Epic 77-Day Battle for France.
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(00:00) Intro
(00:46) The state of the world in June 1944
(14:48) What was D-Day like for an average Allied soldier
(21:13) Is D-Day the most important military conflict in history?
(27:01) "Steel not flesh"
(32:43) The Atlantic Wall
(41:08) Cooperation and morale among the Allied troops
(45:31) Dick Winters and men like him
(51:15) Why James has committed so much of his life to WWII history
(54:45) How can we best honor and remember veterans?