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Tyler Bamford–“Thank God for the US Navy”: American Sailors and the Allied Triumph at D-Day
“From destroyers and demolition teams to beachmasters and breakwaters, the US Navy was an essential component of the Allied victory on D-Day. More than simply ferrying the largest amphibious assault force in history across the English Channel, the US Navy played a critical role in clearing the beaches, blasting German resistance, and keeping Allied troops on the front line supplied with everything they needed to liberate France and defeat the Germany army. This presentation will explore the heroic and often overlooked role of America’s seaborne service in the most important operation of the war.
Tyler Bamford, PhD, is a historian with the Naval History and Heritage Command in Washington, DC. He previously served as the inaugural Sherry and Alan Leventhal Research Fellow at the National WWII Museum in New Orleans. He is the author of numerous articles which have been featured in journals such as Army History and the Journal of Military History. His first book, Forging the Anglo-American Alliance: The British and American Armies, 1917-1941, was published in 2022 by the University Press of Kansas. Dr. Bamford is also the editor of the forthcoming volume, Best Beloved: The Wartime Letters of Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz to his Wife, Catherine, which will be published in the fall of 2024.”
