Name: D-Day: June 6, 1944 - afternoon session
Start: 2023-06-06T15:30
End: 2023-06-06T17:00:00-05:00
Location: St. Charles Public Library

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D-Day: June 6, 1944 - afternoon session

with Gary Midkiff

2023-06-06 15:30:00 2023-06-06 17:00:00 America/Chicago D-Day: June 6, 1944 - afternoon session U.S. Foreign Policy expert Gary Midkiff returns to deconstruct and discuss this historic event. St. Charles Public Library - Huntley Community Room

Tuesday, June 06
3:30pm - 5:00pm

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Huntley Community Room

U.S. Foreign Policy expert Gary Midkiff returns to deconstruct and discuss this historic event.

The largest and most complex amphibious landing in military history was a success because of courage, training, luck, mistakes, planning, subterfuge, and the differences between the decision-making processes of Dwight Eisenhower and Adolf Hitler. REGISTER

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