Risky Casualties
When military leaders were preparing for D-Day, they were well aware that the number of casualties could be staggering. To be sure, they were taking a risk, but it was one that was necessary in order to establish an infantry stronghold in France. Several days before the invasion, a top military strategist warned Eisenhower that paratrooper casualties alone could account for up to 75 percent of the total.
Risky Casualties
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