D-Day, June 6, 1944: it was the biggest amphibious operation in history. German Field Marshal Rommel, declared, "the enemy must be annihilated before he reaches our main battlefield," the Allied Forces undertook a massive invasion of the German-occupied coast of Normandy, France. First, there was the aerial onslaught by British and American airborne divisions, then the landing of the American, British, and Canadian seaborne troops. Over 150,000 Allied...

This paper examines the Six Day War, the Arab-Israeli conflict of 1967, for the purposes of highlighting applications/violations of the principles of war outlined in AFM 1-1. This material will be incorporated into an AGSC block of instruction studying the principles of war as used in famous historical battles. This paper is divided into three separate sections. The first section reviews the background of the Arab-Israeli problem and highlights some...

In the spring of 1862, the largest army ever assembled on the North American continent landed in Virginia, on the peninsula between the James and York Rivers, and proceeded to march toward Richmond. Between that army and the capital of the Confederate States of America, an outnumbered Confederate force did all in its feeble power to resist-but all it could do was slow, not stop, the juggernaut. To Southerners, the war, not yet a year old, looked...

Pray the Pre Vatican II, Traditional Roman Catholic Breviary to sanctify the day, in English totally in order! No back and forth flipping, no excessive clicking, no complex calculating what Day it is or which propers, or antiphons, just click the Date and pray the Liturgy of the Hours. Super easy. Optimized Table of Contents + 1960 Rubrics & Latin Mass Calendar + Link to the Hour in the Table of Contents + Exclusive Full Martyrology + Bi-Monthly...

Go behind the scenes of the most iconic military operation of the war: the D-Day invasion of mainland Europe. Focus on Germany's strategy for defense against the coming invasion (including debates over fighting before or after the Allies arrived ashore) and the Slapton Sands landing exercise, where hundreds of Allied soldiers died after an attack by small German attack craft known as E-boats.

"Gentlemen, do not be daunted if chaos reigns; it undoubtedly will." So said Brigadier S. James Hill, commanding officer of the British 3rd Parachute Brigade, in an address to his troops shortly before the launching of Operation Overlord-the D-Day invasion of Normandy. No more prophetic words were ever spoken, for chaos indeed reigned on that day, and many more that followed.   Much has been written about the Allied invasion of France, but award-winning...

Pray the Pre Vatican II, Traditional Roman Catholic Breviary to sanctify Easter, in English totally in order! No back and forth flipping, no excessive clicking, no complex calculating what Day it is or which propers, or antiphons, just click the Date and pray the Liturgy of the Hours. Super easy. *Optimized Table of Contents, click the Hour you need! + 1960 Rubrics & Latin Mass Calendar + Link to the Hour in the Table of Contents + Exclusive Full...