The plan for D-Day, June 6th, 1944, called for contested beach landings against entrenched enemy forces—a gamble at best. Why did the Allied Supreme Commander, Dwight Eisenhower, decide to roll the iron dice? Why did the Allied forces win the beachhead and the day? School of War host Aaron MacLean breaks D-Day down and asks what lessons can be applied to today’s geostrategic questions in the East.

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