June 6th.

The Eisenhower library has a wealth of resources about D-Day, and I dare say much better historical treatment of the subject than the UK Imperial War Museum.

Here’s the famous radio broadcast by Ike about the strength of the United Nations:

Audio of General Eisenhower reading his D-Day “Order of the Day” for radio broadcast, accompanied by a slideshow of still photographs from the Department of the Navy, the Army Signal Corps, and the Department of the Coast Guard.

Three days later.

One of the things I like best about the Eisenhower Library collection is fair yet brutal honesty about pathetic contradictions of the enemy. The Nazis professed to be a “master race” yet were just a bunch of angry men in endless internal squabbling. Detached, unstable and making terrible decisions revealed the meek followers of fascism as organized very poorly and demoralized.

The UK Imperial War Museum however carries a saccharin apologetic tone, emphasizing how Nazis really did try hard and put on a very good show despite repeatedly doing the wrong things, making it seem as the British did the hardest work of anyone (Canadians being weakest) and just lucky to have defeated such a fine and worthy adversary. Barf. I wouldn’t bother even visiting it.