All history enthusiasts—or at least those particularly interested in military history—remember a date that marked a before and after in World War II: June 6, 1944. That day is usually referred to by its code name, D-Day, the day when Operation Overlord began; in other words, the Allied forces’ continental invasion. However, the landings on […]
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Martha Ellis Gellhorn, the only woman to land in Normandy on D-Day
Many readers will probably know who Martha Ellis Gellhorn was, but for those who don’t, they just need to know that she’s not one of those characters who sometimes force their way into war movies. She was the only woman, as far as is known, who landed in Normandy on D-Day covering World War II […]
