The former Western allies will shortly begin commemorating the 80th anniversary of their greatest World War II achievement, the June 6 landings in Normandy, forever famed as D-Day.
The pomp and circumstance of the grand events to be attended by US President Joe Biden and other national leaders are entirely justified by the magnitude of that endeavour. More than 40 years ago, while writing a book about the campaign, I had the privilege of meeting many veterans – American, British, Canadian, Polish, French, German.
