A recent TV documentary described the calamity which befell American and British forces during a D-Day rehearsal at Slapton Sands. This tragic episode begs the question, were there any ‘top brass’ ever called to account for their gross incompetence?
The same question applies to those responsible for the disasters during the invasion of Sicily to the Arnhem fiasco, both operations in which I was involved.
Frank Avenell Beckhampton Street Swindon
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