The 15 Minute Book Club · Alex Churchill, Matt Bone
History Hack: D-Day: The Naval Perspective
June 6, 2024·57 min·5 clips
Nick Hewitt explains how U.S. Navy destroyers courageously saved Omaha Beach, a story airbrushed from history.
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A tightly focused naval take on D-Day that makes logistics feel decisive.
History Hack revisits D-Day from the sea, with Nick Hewitt and Chris zeroing in on the naval planning and the logistics behind the invasion. The episode is sharpest when it dwells on embarkation, command, and the cold order that treats soldiers as cargo, which gives the story a…
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You want D-Day from the deck up, not the beach down.
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