Michel Paradis—litigator, national security law scholar, and author of The Light of Battle: Eisenhower, D-Day, and the Birth of the American Superpower—joins the show to talk about D-Day and the man behind the invasion, Dwight Eisenhower.
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    •      01:49 Introduction 
    •      01:56 “Wildly under appreciated”
    •      05:17 Upbringing  
    •      11:40 Seeing the world as it is
    •      15:01 Not that long ago  
    •      22:14 British vs American plans
    •      32:50 Using strategic advantages    
    •      36:03 Designing D-Day   
    •      46:58 Planning for failure
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