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Episode 133: James Holland - D-Day, WWII, and What We Owe Our Veterans


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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?

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