Invasion of Normandy

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establish a front between them. Insufficient resources between Britain and the resistance movement in France causes Churchill to look to the United States for help. The United States have had the same isolation ideology since the first world war that kept the United States from entering the League of Nations, Franklin Roosevelt's hands were tied on the matter. He did however give fifty old Destroyers to the British in return for a British Caribbean Port. This is the first step that�ll lead to the United States full involvement in the war.

Soon following the United States first helping act towards the war effort in Europe, the country was attacked. On December 7th, 1941, the Japanese launched an aerial attack on Pearl Harbour, an American naval base in Hawaii. They bombed the majority of the pacific fleet and caused many casualties. The United States were ready for war. Franklin Roosevelt declared war on Japan, and Germany in return declared war on the United States. By this ...

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command system which linked Britain and the United States and helped them jointly run the operation. The first part of the plan was to find a place to launch the attack. It has been decided that its a cross-channel invasion but where should they land? The beaches of Pas de Calais are the shortest distance between Britain and Germany. This would make the easiest place to launch an attack, except the Germans knew this. Pas de Calais was already heavily fortified and the Germans would be ready for any attack here. The whole of Holland would not work, the grounds there are too flooded to establish a beachhead. No where in Belgium would work, the currents around the country are much too strong. ...

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