I was fascinated to read how D Day marked the moment when Britain lost its preeminent role in the world thanks to the shifting of power. This article about D Day is a nice follow up to todays story. theatlantic.com/ideas/a…
Yes, by D-Day, the British had taken such casualties that they had to reduce their Army by 33%, removing one battalion in each infantry division. The result of all the fighting in North Africa, Sicily and Italy.
And the true demonstration of America's role as the planet's sole hyperpower was the fact that, on the same day the largest invasion in history was launched on the Normandy beaches, on the other side of the world the largest battle fleet in history set out from Majuro Lagoon to take the Marianas, which would become the base for the B-29s that destroyed Japan, following the Battle of the Philippine Sea, the largest naval battle in history, which decisively destroyed Japan as any sort of a military power (it was fought two weeks after the Normandy landings).
I was fascinated to read how D Day marked the moment when Britain lost its preeminent role in the world thanks to the shifting of power. This article about D Day is a nice follow up to todays story. https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/06/d-day-world-war-2-legacy-america-britain/678544/
Yes, by D-Day, the British had taken such casualties that they had to reduce their Army by 33%, removing one battalion in each infantry division. The result of all the fighting in North Africa, Sicily and Italy.
And the true demonstration of America's role as the planet's sole hyperpower was the fact that, on the same day the largest invasion in history was launched on the Normandy beaches, on the other side of the world the largest battle fleet in history set out from Majuro Lagoon to take the Marianas, which would become the base for the B-29s that destroyed Japan, following the Battle of the Philippine Sea, the largest naval battle in history, which decisively destroyed Japan as any sort of a military power (it was fought two weeks after the Normandy landings).