French TextDuring the Second World War, thousands of American Indians participated in the crusade defending liberty and democracy in all the theaters of operation. From Normandy, the Pacific, North Africa, to Italy, soldiers coming from various tribes proved their allegiance and patriotism as had been done in the past as well as their courage unrivaled by their fellow soldiers. No minority has contributed as much to the cause nor been as affected by the conflict that was World War II. 44,000 American Indians out of a population of 400,000 served under the flag of the American Army. Five...

On the British front on 7 June, the name of one village was to relegate all the others into the background and especially Caen, one of D-Day's strategic objectives. A name that history would remember as one of the most tragic episodes of all the Battle of Normandy: Tillysur-Seulles. Tilly-sur-Seulles, Lingevres, Cristot, Boislondes, la Senaudiere, Saint- Pierre: so many names which symbolise the bitterness of the fighting marking the first three weeks following the landings between Caen and Bayeux. Although it wasn't an objective for the Allied troops, Tilly-sur-Seulles became the lynchpin...