Lion vs Lion

Envision: What if today's American TV news had been there to cover D-Day, June 6, 1944? "Hello, this is Peter Jennings at ABC News in Washington with this extraordinary report. The War Department is affirming at the beginning of today that Operation Overlord, the Allied attack of Normandy, is presently in movement. Tragically, the news from the battleground is terrible for American powers. Regardless of assaulting with the biggest military power ever, the Allies seem to have lost this fight before it has started. We begin our scope with columnist Terry Moran, who is inserted with U.S. Armed force strengths at a stretch of Normandy that the War Department has assigned 'Omaha Beach.'" Terry Moran: "Subside, here at Omaha Beach, everything that could have turned out badly has turned out badly. The Allies sent 29 land and/or water capable bolster vehicles to this site. Of those, 27 have sunk. We are bound by German gunfire. Moreover, we now know the whole shoreline is vigorously mined along its six-mile territory. Eyewitnesses let us know they expect that more than 2,400 Allied officers will pass on in the following couple of hours. We now go to correspondent Martha Raddatz, who is inserted with strengths at Utah Beach." Martha Raddatz: "News is no better for the Allies here at Utah Beach. A navigational mistake put Allied strengths a few miles toward the north of their planned landing site. Therefore, the Allies are running into less resistance than anticipated, however they are likewise giving the Germans a chance to reinforce their barriers before the assault is joined. It creates the impression that the Allies have conferred the urgent oversight that will cost them the war. Presently we move to Juno Beach and correspondent Dan Harris." Dan Harris: "Here at Juno Beach, the Allies are dealing more with reefs and shores than with projectiles and explosives. The arrival creates arrived past the point where it is possible to maintain a strategic distance from these normal hindrances. Accordingly, an expected 30 percent of the specialties have been squashed before they could achieve the shoreline. The Allies likely will endure 1,200 dead on this shoreline alone as Operation Overlord staggers ahead. Back to you, Peter Jennings." Dwindle Jennings: "We now are accepting reports from the little French town of St. Unimportant Eglise, where we comprehend Allied paratroopers started to drop the previous evening. The news from that point is critical. Scores of U.S. paratroopers have inadvertently arrived in the town square and are being butchered by German warriors before the Americans can free themselves from their parachutes. Presently we go to Katie Couric for a sneak peak of this present morning's 'Today Show.' I'm not certain why we're going to Katie Couric, since she works for NBC, yet such is the mist of war. Katie?" Katie Couric: "Thank you, Peter. Early today on "Today" we will pose the question that is on each American's brain: Is Operation Overlord the initially Allied disappointment against Adolf Hitler? For that reply, we swing to NBC's boss military investigator, Ret. Gen. Barry McCaffrey. What is your take, General?" Gen. Barry McCaffrey: "Paratroopers are feeling the loss of their objectives. Landing specialty are arriving late. What's more, now we are getting gauges that upwards of 14,000 French regular citizens will pass on in this severe, unproductive assault upon the European mainland. What would I be able to say? On the off chance that Operation Overlord was to have any chance at all against these considerable German protections, everything needed to go consummately. Rather, everything has gone haywire. The Roosevelt Administration must acknowledge that this mission has fizzled, that we can't in any way, shape or form mount another operation of this size, and that we should consider suing for peace with Hitler. Today, Katie, I really fear for America." Katie Couric: "Talking about fearPsychology Articles, don't miss this evening's stunning scene of 'Trepidation Factor'. Offer the rushes as that 'Yankee Doodle Dandy' James Cagney endeavors to tap move blindfolded on a 70-foot flagpole while Hollywood starlet Tallulah Bankhead goes up against her hating of garments. That is all today evening time. … "