The Great Cusade..

The Great Crusade…

30 Seconds! That was the amount of time left in the lives of a few soldiers being portrayed in the film “Saving Private Ryan”, for once the ramp of the landing craft dropped the men inside the small craft would be exposed to a hail storm of bullets from German positions on the shores of Normandy.  The scene described is one that many remember from films and historical footage, as well as the memories of those who were on the beaches the day of June 6, 1944.

I was in the 5^th grade when I saw “Saving Private Ryan” for the first time (Probably not the most age appropriate movie for me at that time) and just like that, a spark ignited within me. That spark was a thirst for knowledge over the events, stories, people, machines, tactics and minds behind World War II. I grabbed at every minute detail from then on that had to do with WWII’s history, and thankfully history is a never-ending resource of information.

World War II holds many stories of the heroic, brave and inspirational nature but it also holds many tragic, and dark stories as well. I hope that through this blog I can give some insight into a few of the events and people that followed the landings of D-Day.


Picture Source:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:1944_NormandyLST.jpg