Operation Overlord: The First Day
Historian Alex Kershaw gave an illustrated talk about his book, The First Wave: The D-Day Warriors Who Led the Way to Victory in World War… read more
Historian Alex Kershaw gave an illustrated talk about his book, The First Wave: The D-Day Warriors Who Led the Way to Victory in World War II. Following his lecture, he moderated a discussion with 96 year-old World War II veteran Eli Linden, who landed on Omaha Beach three weeks after D-Day, and Barbara George, whose father was killed in action near Utah Beach on June 7, 1944. This Friends of the National World War II Memorial event was held at the Army and Navy Club in Washington, D.C. close
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