Why We Fight ~ 1944 "Seven Months to D-Day" with the US 1st Infantry Division
This is part one of three episodes contributed to the D-Day part of the 1944 series by retired US Army Lieutenant Colonel Steve Clay, who recently retired from the Staff Ride Team at the Army University Press Combat Studies Institute. Steve contributed last year in the 1943 series and has multiple contributions for 1944 starting with this episode on the 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division following the Sicily Campaign when the Division moved to the UK and began training for the invasion of France. Steve prepared a PowerPoint Presentation to go with the episode and you can find the download here, at the bottom of the Podcast notes, right above the embedded podcast episodes: http://www.motheroftanks.com/podcast/
Links
Army University Press Combat Studies Institute: Invasion of Normandy Virtual Staff Ride
No Sacrifice Too Great: The 1st Infantry Division in World War II
Seven Months to D-Day: An American Regiment in Dorset
Lineage and Honors Information: 16th Infantry Regiment
A Historical Examination of Military Records of US Army Suicide, 1819-2017
Why We Fight Bonus Content (https://www.patreon.com/motheroftanks)