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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.

Contributors:

Carey, Christopher (Historian) , writer

Masten, Randy , producer

Carlsen, Sara , narrator

Army University Press (U.S.) , issuing body, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/isb

United States Army Combined Arms Support Command

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Subtitles; closed-captioned.

Alternate Titles:

Title at top of screen: D-Day: planning the impossible/WWII Normandy

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)

United States Army

World War (1939-1945)

1939-1945

Military campaigns

United States

France — Normandy

Genres:

Documentary films

Internet videos

Video recordings

History

Performers:

Narrator: Sara Carlsen.

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.

General Notes:

"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).
Description based on online resource; title from title screen (Army University Press, viewed Dec. 5, 2023).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 streaming video file (50 min., 11 sec.)) : sound, color

Audio Characteristics:

digital

Digital Characteristics:

video file

Call Numbers:

D 110.2:D 33

SuDocs Numbers:

D 110.2:D 33

Other Standard Numbers:

Government Printing Office Item Number: 0359-C-11 (online)

OCLC Numbers:

1412056191