Primary Source
Archive “Complete Broadcast Day D-Day : Free Download & Streaming.” Internet Archive, 6
of radio broadcast of the time D-Day was happening. It talks about how the first infantry
started attacking and what was going on during the war. It also talks about the soldiers
that were went early to Omaha Beach with an overcast which must have been
frightening.This archive helps me with how broadcasts displayed information that they
Arnn, Roy. “Soldiers Stories.” Military.com Content, Web Accessed 2 Oct. 2017.
a man name Roy Arnn who participated in the Normandy Invasion on boat crew #8. Roy
talks about how he got drafted and what he was doing at the time. He was out going to
buy a car when he heard on the radio that they bombed Pearl Harbor, so he decided not to
buy the car since he knew he was being drafted. He was later drafted on January 28, 1943
and sworn in on Feb. 4. He was also apart of the first wave on Omaha Beach with 1st
Infantry Division. This true story shows compromise because Roy had to leave his family
and didn’t want the car at first. He knew that he had to go so he left the car with his mom
Bannerman, Alastair. “"If I don't come home": letters from a D-Day captain.” History Extra,
ptain.> Alastair was a captain in the Normandy Invasion and wrote to his family about
how the invasion was before and after. He discusses the pictures and sounds that he heard
which were amazing but scary as well. He talks about the aftermath of seeing bodies and
vehicles everywhere, also how he slept and who he bunked with. These letters show an
inside look at how the war was and what soldiers had to go through. They didn’t know
Richard Preston and Ben Hazell. “D-Day: June 6th 1944 as it happened.” The Telegraph,
<www.telegraph.co.uk/history/world-war-two/10878674/D-Day-6th-June-1944-as-it-hap
pened-live.html.>
This website shows the invasion hour by hour and what happened. People from
everywhere were discussing the D-Day event. For example,”The battle has begun and
France will fight it with fury. For the sons of France, whoever they may be, wherever
they may be, the simple and sacred duty is to fight the enemy with every means in their
power.” this is from Charles de Gaulle, on BBC radio. He thanks the British for their
effort in the liberation of France. The invasion on D-Day was a very important event, that
scared everyone everywhere.This source has helped see how people around the world
Weiner, Morris. “D-Day correspondence between a soldier and his wife, 1944.” The Gilder
Lehrman Institute of American History, 31 May 2015, Web. Accessed 13 Sept. 2017.
<www.gilderlehrman.org/history-by-era/world-war-ii/resources/d-day-correspondence-be
tween-soldier-and-his-wife-1944.>
This is a letter from a U.S. soldier serving in the U.S Quartermaster Corps in England
while D-Day was about to begin. Morris Weiner wrote to his wife, Sylvia Weiner, about
the invasion. He writes very excited,” Of course nothing has happened except the most
world shaking event.” His wife Sylvia writes with promise,” Well - D-Day! It has come -
God! So long awaited - so feared - so rejoiced - such release…” These letters represent
both conflict and compromise because the soldier and his wife want to be together, but
must wait for the invasion and war to be over. The wife understands this, so she says that
she will wait for him and shed no tears. This source has helped me see the perspective of
a soldier and his wife, the struggles that they had to face during this time.
Secondary Source
Austra, Kevin R. “D-Day: U.S. Army's 1st Infantry Division's Desperate Hours on Omaha Beach.”
<www.historynet.com/d-day-us-armys-1st-infantry-divisions-desperate-hours-on-omaha-be
ach.htm.> The article talks about how the the U.S. Army’s first division had to endure the
attacks from the Germans. When the soldiers were dropped off by boat they were too far
from the beach and had to walk in water, while being fired at. Some of the soldiers jumped
off their boats, into the water and drowned due to their heavy gear. They also struggled to
advance up the beach and attack the Germans at their posts. They had to wait and take cover
until more allies came and helped. This article shows both compromise and conflict because
the soldiers had to fight up the beach and many died. In order to compromise they took
Botting, Douglas, and John R. Elting. The Second Front. S.l., Time Life, 1997. In the book it says
that Germany were penetrating deeper and deeper into the vast country across a broad front,
Russia, about 6 months later after the U.S attacked Pearl Harbor in December, they decided
to join the war against the axis. This created the Grand Alliance, Britain, Russia and the
United States were now united. Britain and America had to launch a second front, the
German armies had been plunging deeper into the Soviet Union and Russia were losing a
lot of civilians and soldiers, due to war, disease, starvation, and cold. This source has helped
understand that Britain and America had to compromise and attack faster. The U.S joined
the alliance to help Russia and Britain, in return of perhaps using them for other things. In
order to get what they want from Russia and Britain, they went to war with Germany and
D-Day Strategy and the Normandy Invasion.” Strategic Thinking, Strategy by Design, .Web
says that the Allies tricked the Germans into thinking that they had a 4th army, which froze
13 German divisions who waited for their attack. The Allies also tricked the Germans by
convincing them with misinformation techniques and telling where they are going to attack,
so that the Germans will move all of their defenses at that one spot. Plans for the Normandy
campaign were partly based on a set of principles developed under the leadership of
Brigadier General John W. O’Daniel. This article shows the compromise the Allies had to
make due to the Germans plans. Since they knew the Germans were spread throughout the
beach, they had to compromise and move them into one spot.
History.com Staff. “D-Day.” History.com, A&E Television Networks, 2009, Web. Accessed 5
This article shows what started on June 6, 1944 and ended on August 11, 1944. It tells
about the struggles the army and the soldiers faced during that time. Approximately
156,000 American, British, and Canadian soldiers landed on the 50-mile stretch of beach
on Normandy. Some estimate that more than 4,000 allied troops lost their lives in the
D-Day invasion. Winning the invasion was a big step up for the allies and helped win
the war. The following spring the allies accepted the unconditional surrender of Nazi
Germany, Hitler later committed suicide the next week. This article has helped in my
research in understanding how it was during those months on the beach of Normandy. It
also helped me see how both sides planned their attacks and how they executed.
In this article it talks about how the Holocaust came to be and what happened. “The twin
goals of racial purity and spatial expansion were the core of Hitler’s worldview, and from
1933 onward they would combine to form the driving force behind his foreign and
domestic policy.” Adolf Hitler wanted the Jews to be eradicated and wanted the “supreme
race” to be in power. Many prisoners who were sent were killed, but some survived.
World war II was one of the worst wars in history, many Jews were killed, because of
this Jews had to find places to hide from the Nazi’s and hope they were not caught or else
they were sent to concentration camps. This source has helped see how bad it was for the