'Operation Fortitude' was the ingenious web of deception spun by the Allies to mislead the Nazis as to how and where the D-Day landings were to be mounted.
'Operation Fortitude' was the ingenious web of deception spun by the Allies to mislead the Nazis as to how and where the D-Day landings were to be mou...
It is 1916, the Somme. With over a million casualties, it was the most brutal battle of the First World War. It is a clash that even now, over 90 years later, remains seared into historical consciousness, conjuring up images of muddy trenches and young lives tragically wasted. Its first day, July 1st 1916on which the British suffered 57,470 casualties, including 19,240 deadis the bloodiest day in the history of the British armed forces to date. On the German side, an officer famously described it as the muddy grave of the German field army. By the end of the battle, the British had learned...
It is 1916, the Somme. With over a million casualties, it was the most brutal battle of the First World War. It is a clash that even now, over 90 year...
