James Holland
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So there's no formal alliance at all.
And there is a subtle difference there.
And there is a subtle difference there. But what you see them is you see them really, really pulling together. And you see that manifest itself on D-Day, I think, where you've got 6,939 vessels, of which there are 1,213 warships, 4,127 assault craft, 12,500 aircraft, 155,000 men landed and dropped from the air in 24-hour period. It is phenomenal. It is absolutely phenomenal.
And there is a subtle difference there. But what you see them is you see them really, really pulling together. And you see that manifest itself on D-Day, I think, where you've got 6,939 vessels, of which there are 1,213 warships, 4,127 assault craft, 12,500 aircraft, 155,000 men landed and dropped from the air in 24-hour period. It is phenomenal. It is absolutely phenomenal.
And there is a subtle difference there. But what you see them is you see them really, really pulling together. And you see that manifest itself on D-Day, I think, where you've got 6,939 vessels, of which there are 1,213 warships, 4,127 assault craft, 12,500 aircraft, 155,000 men landed and dropped from the air in 24-hour period. It is phenomenal. It is absolutely phenomenal.
But what you see them is you see them really, really pulling together.
And you see that manifest itself on D-Day, I think, where you've got 6,939 vessels, of which there are 1,213 warships, 4,127 assault craft, 12,500 aircraft, 155,000 men landed and dropped from the air in 24-hour period.
It is phenomenal.
It is absolutely phenomenal.
And while it is still seen as a predominantly American show, all three service commanders are British. It is most of the aircraft, two-thirds of the aircraft are British. Two-thirds of the men landed are British and Dominion. You never forget the Canadians who consistently punch massively above their weight in the Second World War. In all aspects, it has to be said, air, land, and sea.
And while it is still seen as a predominantly American show, all three service commanders are British. It is most of the aircraft, two-thirds of the aircraft are British. Two-thirds of the men landed are British and Dominion. You never forget the Canadians who consistently punch massively above their weight in the Second World War. In all aspects, it has to be said, air, land, and sea.
And while it is still seen as a predominantly American show, all three service commanders are British. It is most of the aircraft, two-thirds of the aircraft are British. Two-thirds of the men landed are British and Dominion. You never forget the Canadians who consistently punch massively above their weight in the Second World War. In all aspects, it has to be said, air, land, and sea.
And while it is still seen as a predominantly American show, all three service commanders are British.
It is most of the aircraft, two-thirds of the aircraft are British.
Two-thirds of the men landed are British and Dominion.
You never forget the Canadians who consistently punch massively above their weight in the Second World War.
In all aspects, it has to be said, air, land, and sea.
They're key in the Battle of the Atlantic. They're key In air power, they're key at D-Day and indeed in the Battle for Italy as well. So the Canadians should never be forgotten. But one of the reasons it is the British Navy that dominates in D-Day is because, of course, the incredibly strong
They're key in the Battle of the Atlantic. They're key In air power, they're key at D-Day and indeed in the Battle for Italy as well. So the Canadians should never be forgotten. But one of the reasons it is the British Navy that dominates in D-Day is because, of course, the incredibly strong
They're key in the Battle of the Atlantic. They're key In air power, they're key at D-Day and indeed in the Battle for Italy as well. So the Canadians should never be forgotten. But one of the reasons it is the British Navy that dominates in D-Day is because, of course, the incredibly strong