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Professional Military EducationAuthor: Tim Rose
The Professional Military Education (PME) podcast is where great books on war and history are analyzed and discussed with the author. Through in depth conversations, the PME podcast seeks to promote great books that will interest serious military thinkers. For people that might be interested in military topics and history, the PME podcast will get you hooked on this awesome field of study. Through in depth reading and serious scholarship, the PME podcast is proud to bring a great history show to life. Language: en Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Visiting the D-Day Beaches and Normandy Battlefields
Episode 45
Friday, 2 February, 2024
Visiting Normandy and touring the beaches from D-Day, June 6, 1944, is a powerful experience. It is an experience that all American citizens should plan to do. There are incredible stories of American servicemembers that left their homes to serve and sacrifice for a cause greater than themselves. It is important to remember and honor these heroes. Many people do this every year as there are approximately 1.7 million people who visit the Normandy American Cemetery annually. In this podcast episode, I speak with a tour guide, Yannick Sterke, who gives tours of the Normandy battlefields. In the summer of 2022, I took a three day tour with Yannick. He is a wealth of knowledge. He showed our group significant places including Omaha beach, Utah beach, Point du Hoc, and Saint Lo. At each place, he told us about the history of D-Day and the invasion of Normandy with a lot of powerful stories. Yannick and I kept in touch and he agreed to do an interview to talk about the history of World War II, D-Day, the Battle of Normandy, and his work showing people (including World War II veterans) the battlefields. Check out Yannick's comapny: HQ Company Tour Visit HQ Company Tour on Facebook, Instagram, or TripAdvisor Check out the Normandy American Cemetery where approximately 1.7 million people visit each year. Additional Books to Read: Operation Jubilee: Dieppe, 1941: The Folly and the Sacrifice The Dead and Those About to Die: The Big Red One at Omaha Beach by John C. McManus Omaha Beach D-Day June 6 1944 by Joseph Balkoski The Bedford Boys by Alex Kershaw HELP SPREAD THE WORD! If you like the show, subscribe in Apple podcasts, Spotify, or Audible. Support the show with written reviews, share on social media, and through word of mouth. Visit the website. E-mail: tim@professionalmilitaryeducation.com Check out our Tours: Alexandria History Tours provides guided tours of Old Town Alexandria with a focus on George Washington, the Revolutionary War, and the Civil War. Use promo code “PMECOMPLETE” for a 10% discount.
