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The plans for D-Day were a closely guarded secret. So, why did codenames related to the wartime operation start popping up in newspaper crossword puzzles?
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What may get overlooked in the commemoration of the 75th anniversary of D-Day is just how risky it was and how Allied military and intelligence elements had been conducting massive deception and disinformation campaigns for months ahead of time to ensure Operation Overlord had the best chance of succeeding. This included dumping radar confusing chaff, dummy paratroopers rigged with explosives, as well as Special Air Service (SAS) commandos with loudspeakers to broadcast disorient recordings, to confuse German forces.
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Brian Izzard relates the career of British Admiral Sir Bertram Home Ramsay, the naval mastermind of Dunkirk and the amphibious landings in North Africa, Sicily and Normandy
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Today we celebrate the work of Martin Luther King. This is the 20th federal King holiday. Most of the population is too young to remembe...
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