Sublime

The human blitzkrieg across America testifies to the incomparable ingenuity and the unsurpassed adaptability of Homo sapiens. No other animal had ever moved into such a huge variety of radically different habitats so quickly, everywhere using virtually the same genes.6

“But we are the good guys. Aren’t we, Uncle?” “I hope so. I hope we are.”

rapacious

The American First Army, commanded by Omar Bradley, would land on the two westernmost beaches, Utah and Omaha. The British Second Army, commanded by General Sir Miles “Bimbo” Dempsey, would send troops ashore at Gold, Juno, and Sword beaches. Each beach would constitute a corps area. The U.S. VII Corps under J. Lawton “Lightning Joe” Collins would

In one of the most notable statements of modern history, the remarkable UK prime minister Winston Churchill called for the New World, “with all its power and might,” to step forth “to the rescue and the liberation of the old.” Franklin Roosevelt, arguably the greatest president in American history, heeded that call. The industrial power of the Unit

During his first year in Europe, Eisenhower traveled tirelessly from capital to capital assuring his listeners that the United States was their partner but that in the end Europe would have to be defended by Europeans.