I thought it was a great article, I just found the introduction a bit incongruous. The title of the piece is "First Wave at Omaha Beach," but all discussion of the first wave is concluded by 40% of the way through.
By the conclusion, which should be wrapping up the thesis of the article, the first wave seems forgotten and those final 13 paragraphs could have been lifted straight from the writings that are critiqued in the introduction.
That's my perspective today. In 1960 this might have been much more of a break from the established narrative, and even fairly shocking.
By the conclusion, which should be wrapping up the thesis of the article, the first wave seems forgotten and those final 13 paragraphs could have been lifted straight from the writings that are critiqued in the introduction.
That's my perspective today. In 1960 this might have been much more of a break from the established narrative, and even fairly shocking.