A collection of articles related to the Allied forces present on D-Day.
The following article on World War 2 inventions is an excerpt from Barrett Tillman' D-Day Encyclopedia. It is available for order now from Amazon and Barnes & Noble. During the four years of the United States' involvement in the Second World War, a number of World War 2 inventions were introduced that revolutionized warfare.…
The following article on World War 2 correspondents and historians is an excerpt from Barrett Tillman' D-Day Encyclopedia. It is available for order now from Amazon and Barnes & Noble. World War 2 Correspondents and Historians: Stephen Ambrose The premier D-Day historian, Ambrose was often assumed to be a World War II veteran but…
The following article on U.S. Coast Guard History is an excerpt from Barrett Tillman' D-Day Encyclopedia. It is available for order now from Amazon and Barnes & Noble. With the longest unbroken service of all American armed forces, Coast Guard history traces its ancestry to the Revenue Marine of 1790, and after a series…
The following article on U.S. army air forces is an excerpt from Barrett Tillman' D-Day Encyclopedia. It is available for order now from Amazon and Barnes & Noble. By the end of 1941 the army air forces had grown substantially but had a long way to go. General Henry H. Arnold commanded a service…
The following article on the US Navy in World War Two (US Navy WW2) is an excerpt from Barrett Tillman' D-Day Encyclopedia. It is available for order now from Amazon and Barnes & Noble. On VJ-Day in September 1945, the U.S. Navy boasted 408 surface combatants, 110 aircraft carriers, 203 submarines, and some ninety…
The following article on WW2 operations is an excerpt from Barrett Tillman' D-Day Encyclopedia. It is available for order now from Amazon and Barnes & Noble. The overall strategy that led to D-Day and other WW2 operations was part and parcel of multiple strategies of World War Two. Some were never executed, as realities…
The following article on Free French Forces is an excerpt from Barrett Tillman' D-Day Encyclopedia. It is available for order now from Amazon and Barnes & Noble. The Free French Forces included military and quasi-military organizations operating with other Allied nations, most notably Great Britain. The Free French aligned with Gen. Charles de Gaulle…
The following article on combat engineers is an excerpt from Barrett Tillman' D-Day Encyclopedia. It is available for order now from Amazon and Barnes & Noble. Military engineering has a long and varied history, dating at least as far back as the Roman Empire. In the Middle Ages castle design and construction became recognized…
The following article on Navajo code talkers is an excerpt from Barrett Tillman' D-Day Encyclopedia. It is available for order now from Amazon and Barnes & Noble. The Navajo ‘code talkers’ of the U.S. Marine Corps are fairly well known for their role in the Pacific theater, but far less has been published about…
The following article on the Canadian Army in World War 2 (Canadian Army WW2) is an excerpt from Barrett Tillman' D-Day Encyclopedia. It is available for order now from Amazon and Barnes & Noble. Too few people respect Canada's enormous contribution to D-Day. Canadians fought as part of the British Commonwealth, as they were…