Sublime

Future generals might find it useful to reflect upon the fact that on the eve of battle Eisenhower was cognizant of the responsibility he bore to preserve Europe’s historic shrines and symbols.

The Ides of March

The greatest danger occurs at the moment of victory.

Vasily Grossman

bibulous,

The largest Allied force ever assembled stood poised to launch the final offensive of the war in western Europe. Almost three million U.S., British, French, and Canadian troops—in three army groups, seven armies, twenty-one corps, and seventy-three divisions—struck that portion of the German Army still west of the Rhine.

Allied casualties totaled about nine thousand, of whom twelve hundred were killed in action. Total German losses numbered roughly thirty-five hundred, including six hundred dead.30 Once again overwhelming Allied firepower saved the day.

incriminating.