WAR. Conflict is at the heart of this episode, which focuses on the US Army Transportation Corps and the War Department's railways during the build up to the invasion of Normandy in 1944, and the challenge of how to land hundreds of trains in hostile territory, ready to roll.

This is the first DELUXE episode, with pictures and video added to the YouTube version for a good watching experience.

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References:

Spearhead of Logistics: A History of the U.S. Army Transportation Corps - Publisher: U.S. Army Transportation Center (2001) - ASIN: B002QUKYKS

Steaming to Victory: How Britain’s Railways Won the War - Michael Williams (ISBN-10: 0099557673)

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