On the evening of June 5th, 1944, Dwight D. Eisenhower drafted the following text:
Our landings in the Cherbourg-Havre area have failed to gain a satisfactory foothold and I have withdrawn the troops. My decision to attack at this time and place was based on the best information available. The troops, the air and the Navy did all that bravery and devotion to duty could do. If any blame or fault attaches to the attempt it is mine alone.
A glimpse through the keyhole of an alternative history that thankfully never was.
Posted by mgk at June 6, 2004 01:50 PM