Dan Snow

So he was making as much noise as he could in Kent while the real force left for from the area where I am now, around the Isle of Wight, Portsmouth and Southampton, and went that further distance across the Channel. So the Allies just ran rings around the Germans. There was another fake army in Scotland, in fact, to make the Germans believe that actually the second front would be Norway.

So he was making as much noise as he could in Kent while the real force left for from the area where I am now, around the Isle of Wight, Portsmouth and Southampton, and went that further distance across the Channel. So the Allies just ran rings around the Germans. There was another fake army in Scotland, in fact, to make the Germans believe that actually the second front would be Norway.

So he was making as much noise as he could in Kent while the real force left for from the area where I am now, around the Isle of Wight, Portsmouth and Southampton, and went that further distance across the Channel. So the Allies just ran rings around the Germans. There was another fake army in Scotland, in fact, to make the Germans believe that actually the second front would be Norway.

It would drive the Germans out of occupied Norway. So the Germans did not have a clue what was going on. And as a result, when even after D-Day landings had begun, Hitler was not convinced this was the main effort. Hitler wanted to keep elite units in and around Calais to wait for the Allied landings there that he was expecting at any time.

It would drive the Germans out of occupied Norway. So the Germans did not have a clue what was going on. And as a result, when even after D-Day landings had begun, Hitler was not convinced this was the main effort. Hitler wanted to keep elite units in and around Calais to wait for the Allied landings there that he was expecting at any time.

It would drive the Germans out of occupied Norway. So the Germans did not have a clue what was going on. And as a result, when even after D-Day landings had begun, Hitler was not convinced this was the main effort. Hitler wanted to keep elite units in and around Calais to wait for the Allied landings there that he was expecting at any time.

This is a great moment because, in fact, Churchill was fierce. Churchill wanted to be present at D-Day. And, in fact, Eisenhower was furious at Churchill. Churchill wanted to go along on one of the battleships and watch the bombardment and be there as it was all happening. And in the end, King George VI said, you are absolutely not to go to D-Day.

This is a great moment because, in fact, Churchill was fierce. Churchill wanted to be present at D-Day. And, in fact, Eisenhower was furious at Churchill. Churchill wanted to go along on one of the battleships and watch the bombardment and be there as it was all happening. And in the end, King George VI said, you are absolutely not to go to D-Day.

This is a great moment because, in fact, Churchill was fierce. Churchill wanted to be present at D-Day. And, in fact, Eisenhower was furious at Churchill. Churchill wanted to go along on one of the battleships and watch the bombardment and be there as it was all happening. And in the end, King George VI said, you are absolutely not to go to D-Day.

So instead, Churchill was in the UK and he went to Parliament on the 6th of June, on the day of those D-Day landings. It's just a reminder that in parliamentary democracies, the business of being... accountable to parliament didn't come to an end. Just as the American elections went ahead, even though it was the time of war, so Churchill had to pay attention.

So instead, Churchill was in the UK and he went to Parliament on the 6th of June, on the day of those D-Day landings. It's just a reminder that in parliamentary democracies, the business of being... accountable to parliament didn't come to an end. Just as the American elections went ahead, even though it was the time of war, so Churchill had to pay attention.

So instead, Churchill was in the UK and he went to Parliament on the 6th of June, on the day of those D-Day landings. It's just a reminder that in parliamentary democracies, the business of being... accountable to parliament didn't come to an end. Just as the American elections went ahead, even though it was the time of war, so Churchill had to pay attention.

He had to go to parliament and he had to inform MPs and via the MPs, their constituents, the British people, he had to inform them on the progress of the war. Churchill shares, this speech is so exciting, he shares the kind of intelligence that he's getting from the battlefield. He says, "'Reports are coming in in rapid succession.'"

He had to go to parliament and he had to inform MPs and via the MPs, their constituents, the British people, he had to inform them on the progress of the war. Churchill shares, this speech is so exciting, he shares the kind of intelligence that he's getting from the battlefield. He says, "'Reports are coming in in rapid succession.'"

He had to go to parliament and he had to inform MPs and via the MPs, their constituents, the British people, he had to inform them on the progress of the war. Churchill shares, this speech is so exciting, he shares the kind of intelligence that he's getting from the battlefield. He says, "'Reports are coming in in rapid succession.'"

So far, the commanders who are engaged report that everything is proceeding according to plan. And what a plan! He calls it this vast operation, undoubtedly the most complicated and difficult that has ever taken place. And I'm not sure he's wrong about that. I mean, it's always a little bit of Churchill overstatement.

So far, the commanders who are engaged report that everything is proceeding according to plan. And what a plan! He calls it this vast operation, undoubtedly the most complicated and difficult that has ever taken place. And I'm not sure he's wrong about that. I mean, it's always a little bit of Churchill overstatement.

So far, the commanders who are engaged report that everything is proceeding according to plan. And what a plan! He calls it this vast operation, undoubtedly the most complicated and difficult that has ever taken place. And I'm not sure he's wrong about that. I mean, it's always a little bit of Churchill overstatement.

But actually, in June 1944, it's hard to think of anything that had ever taken place on a bigger scale. than D-Day, and he goes through some of the challenges that the troops faced. He talks about how tactical surprise has been attained, and we hope to furnish the enemy with a succession of surprises during the course of the fighting.

But actually, in June 1944, it's hard to think of anything that had ever taken place on a bigger scale. than D-Day, and he goes through some of the challenges that the troops faced. He talks about how tactical surprise has been attained, and we hope to furnish the enemy with a succession of surprises during the course of the fighting.