D-Day: planning the impossible /

The documentary is about what happened before the Normandy invasion. Allied planners spent years analyzing changing tides, perilous terrain, and German fortifications along the Atlantic Wall to figure out the best time and place to come ashore. Even basic logistics were a nightmare. Over a million s...

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Corporate Author:	United States. Army Combined Arms Support Command
Other Authors:	Masten, Randy (Producer), Carlsen, Sara (Narrator)
Format:	Government Document Video
Language:	English
Language Notes:	In English; closed-captioned.
Published:	[Fort Leavenwoth, Kan.] : Army University Press, 2023.
Subjects:	United States. > Army > History > World War, 1939-1945. World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > France > Normandy. Military doctrine. Combined operations (Military science) Operational readiness (Military science) Documentary films. Internet videos. Video recordings.
Online Access:	https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo220624

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Summary:	The documentary is about what happened before the Normandy invasion. Allied planners spent years analyzing changing tides, perilous terrain, and German fortifications along the Atlantic Wall to figure out the best time and place to come ashore. Even basic logistics were a nightmare. Over a million soldiers had to be shipped to the United Kingdom, and then equipped and fed. Paying heed to Allied leadership from COSSAC to SHAEF, the film examines how the plan for one of the largest invasions in history was changing clear up to D-Day.--Army University Press website.
Item Description:	"AUP Films presents"--Army University Press website. "Published on: October 5, 2023"--Army University Press website. Video file available for online streaming; also available for download at a variety of sizes and qualities on the Defense Visual Information Distribution Service (DVIDS) website. "Created in collaboration with the Combined Arms Support Command (CASCOM), the film outlines important Army doctrine such as the Military Decision Making Process (MDMP), the Intelligence Preparation of the Battlefield (IPB), and the Sustainment Preparation of the Operational Environment"--Army University Press website. In scope of the U.S. Government Publishing Office Cataloging and Indexing Program (C&I) and Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP). GPO Cataloging Record Distribution Program (CRDP).
Physical Description:	1 online resource (1 streaming video file (50 min., 11 sec.)) : sound, color
Production Credits:	Writer and director: Christopher Carey, PhD ; editor: Nick Schale ; Producer: Randy G. Masten, PhD ; Executive producers: BG David Foley, COL Todd Schmdit, PhD, Don Wright, PhD.