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Preview Author Michael Paradis, "The Light of Battle," reports that King George VI most admired Ike Eisenhower for his success holding the Anglo-American alliance together for the invasion and drive on Berlin, calling Ike "a soldier of the empire." More later. 1944 SHAEF

PREVIEW-DAY: IKE: With author Michel Paradis, new book THE LIGHT OF BATTLE, re D-Day in Eisenhower's skillful hands -- and hear how King George regarded Ike. More tonight, all highly recommended for reading about the miracles of 1944. 1944 SHAEF

4/8: The Light of Battle: Eisenhower, D-Day, and the Birth of the American Superpower by  Michel Paradis  (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Light-Battle-Eisenhower-American-Superpower/dp/0358682371/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= On June 6, 1944, General Dwight Eisenhower addressed the thousands of American troops preparing to invade Normandy, exhorting them to embrace the “Great Crusade” they faced. Then, in a fleeting moment alone, he drafted a resignation letter in case the invasion failed. In The Light of Battle, Michel Paradis, acclaimed author of Last Mission to Tokyo, paints a vivid portrait of Dwight Eisenhower as he learns to navigate the crosscurrents of diplomacy, politics, strategy, family, and fame with the fate of the free world hanging in the balance. In a world of giants—Churchill, Roosevelt, De Gaulle, Marshall, MacArthur—it was a barefoot boy from Abilene, Kansas, who would master the art of power and become a modern-day George Washington. Drawing upon meticulous research and a voluminous body of newly discovered records, letters, diaries, and firsthand accounts from three continents, Paradis brings Eisenhower to life, as a complicated man who craved simplicity, a genial cipher whose smile was a lethal political weapon. With a page-turning pace and an eye for the overlooked, Paradis interweaves the grand arc of history with more human concerns, bringing readers into the private moments that led to Eisenhower's most pivotal decisions. By deftly integrating the personal and the political, he reveals how Eisenhower's rise both reflected and was integral to America's rise as a global superpower. An unflinching look at how character is forged, and leadership is learned, The Light of Battle breathes new life into the man who made “the leader of the free world” the mantle of the American presidency. 1944 SHAEF

I personally am so excited for our guest this week, Shaefer Santos the founder of Hey Friends, a small business that is growing by the second! She sells a bunch of graphic tees and other products and recently launched Hey Friends The Label which you will learn about during this episode! Let's connect with Shaef! @heyfriendsbyshaef (heyfriendsbyshaef.com)

NBA Draft deadlines, kickoff times, 100 Days, Shaef, Sip, NIL.

Er nennt sich selbst Mayor oder Commander. Und verschickt aus dem Ammerland Todesurteile. Es kann dabei jeden treffen – Politiker, Polizisten, Lehrer. Sogar gegen seinen Vermieter hat er ein Todesurteil gesprochen. Bei der Tötungsart wählt er mal Erhängen, Erschießen oder die Giftspritze -schmerzhaft vor Publikum. Thorsten J. aus Bad Zwischenahn lebt in seiner eigenen Welt. Ihm folgen zehntausende Menschen auf Telegram. Er glaubt, dass „Shaef“ in Deutschland das Sagen hat. Eine Verschwörungstheorie, die offenbar einige Anhängerinnen und Anhänger hat. Wir sprechen über einen Fall, der irgendwann nicht nur im Internet spielt, sondern im wahren Leben eine Gefahr für Menschen wird. Christian Quapp, stellvertretender NWZ-Redaktionsleiter im Ammerland, erzählt uns einen Fall, in dem er plötzlich selbst zur Zielscheibe wird.

Shaef joins us and gives us the skinny on the Nebraska recruiting news.

Weitere Themen: Nordmole in Bremerhaven abgesackt/ Tierwohl-Fleisch ist Ladenhüter/ Prozess um LKW-Unfall gestartet

Josh and Shaef give you all of the NFL talk you can take. Who will make it to the Super Bowl? Turns out that is a harder question to answer than one might think.

Shaef and Josh preview the show and give us a look into what is coming down the pipe.

Our patient caller finally gets his moment in the sun and gives Shaef a window to get into recruiting talk. What happens of Malachi Coleman doesn't pick Nebraska?

Hallo bei den Fakebusters. Heute widmen wir uns dem Recht. Dem Recht, das nach Ansicht einiger Verschwörungsmystiker gar nicht gelten darf, seien doch beide Länder in Wirklichkeit Firmen. Eine Ansicht, die wir vor allem von den Reichsbürgern kennen, der folgende Verschwörungsmythos geht aber noch ein bisschen weiter. Gemeint sind die "SHAEF-Gesetze". SHAEF ist das Akronym für „Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force“ und bezeichnet das 1943 unter General Eisenhower etablierte Hauptquartier der amerikanischen Streitkräfte, das jedoch nach Kriegsende aufgelöst wurde. Wie es um die rechtliche Komponente steht und ob man sich eigenmächtig zum Grafen ausrufen darf, klären wir gemeinsam mit dem Verfassungsjuristen Dr. Bernhard Müller. Bleibt skeptisch, aber hört uns gut zu. Abonniert unseren Podcast auch auf Apple Podcasts, Spotify oder Google Podcasts und  hinterlasst uns eine Bewertung, wenn euch der Podcast gefällt. Mehr Podcasts gibt es unter www.kurier.at/podcasts

Michael is in for Shaef this week and talks how Hoiberg and his staff have been able to sell Nebraska, having a guy like Matt Abdelmassih on the staff, what will the tone be around Nebraska players at Media Days, and more!

Shaef doesn't wanna be Mayor

Episode Notes Be Better Today (Season 2, Episode 48) – Humor: Anne Wilson Shaef One of the most poignant and insightful quotes about humor comes from the renowned author Anne Wilson Shaef, who said: “I realize that humor isn't for everyone. It's only for people who want to have fun, enjoy life, and feel alive.” Humor, laughing, smiling – these things are more important than ever. Now, let’s get out there and #bebettertoday! Be sure to check out The No Fear Project on Facebook. This episode’s sponsor: Anchor Check out our other podcasts: The No Fear Project That Wine Pod FatMan Chronicles SUPPORT the Be Better Today podcast through The No Fear Project on Patreon! The Be Better Today podcast, The No Fear Project, and Paragon Media are committed to helping those with mental illness get help and to defeating the stigma. If you are having thoughts of harming yourself or suicide, please contact the Suicide Prevention Hotline for help now at 800-273-8255. Remember, you are not alone. Be Better Today is a production of Paragon Media. Copyright 2020 – All Rights Reserved

https://www.blaupause.tv/shop.html https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRpSwGMRMPr-qqN_cATuCVw https://t.me/BlaupauseTV Liebe Zuschauer, in diesem Livestream über das Weltgeschehen und die Coronathematik sind wir im Gespräch mit Jo #Conrad, Moderator von #Bewusst #TV. #Jo sieht die unverhältnismäßigen und teils unlogischen Maßnahmen in Bezug auf den #Coronavirus als letzten Versuch der #dunklen #Mächte, ihren Plan von einem #Totalstaat durchzusetzen. Doch es gibt auch einen #kosmischen #Plan und den #freien #Willen der Menschheit. Durch die aktuellen Maßnahmen wird jeder mit sich selbst konfrontiert, es ist nur noch die #Innenschau möglich. Für einige kann das sehr erschreckend und schmerzhaft sein. Doch "#Schmerz kann auch immer schon #Heilung bedeuten", wie #Patrick es in Bezug auf die 5 biologischen Naturgesetze formuliert. Somit gibt uns das #Weltgeschehen auch die wunderbare #Möglichkeit, gemeinsam als #Menschheit zu wachsen und unsere #Zukunft selbst in die Hand zu nehmen. Unser #kollektives Bewusstsein entscheidet, welchen Weg das Ganze nehmen wird, wir befinden uns quasi an der Weggabelung. Es gibt grob zwei verschiedene Arten der #Menschen, auf die aktuelle Lage zu reagieren; die einen sind entspannt und übernehmen #Selbstverantwortung, während die anderen eher ängstlich und obrigkeitshörig sind. Und genau so gibt es auch zwei mögliche Wege eines Ausgangs des Ganzen. Wir haben es in der Hand, ob der Weg zum #Totalstaat führt oder zum #goldenen #Zeitalter. Und diese zwei möglichen Wege beziehen sich auch auf die Aktivitäten rund um #Defender #2020 sowie #SHAEF. Für die #Q-Bewegung handelt es sich dabei um ein #Befreiungsmanöver des deutschen #Volkes, andere fürchten einen drohenden Krieg. Wenn man die Q-#Drops betrachtet, kann man auch eine verblüffende Synchronität zur heutigen Situation finden. Und auch wenn sich Präsident #Trump in der Vergangenheit als das Gegenteil eines Kriegstreibers bewiesen hat, denken wir, dass man hier Vorsicht walten lassen und seine #Hoffnungen nicht tatenlos anderen schenken sollte. Denn die #Veränderung kann nur aus uns und unserem #Bewusstsein heraus kommen. Wir werden die Veränderungen bringen. Die Frage ist nur, in welche Richtung.

Operation Overlord was the codename for the Battle of Normandy, the Allied operation that launched the successful invasion of German-occupied Western Europe during World War II. The operation was launched on 6 June 1944 with the Normandy landings (Operation Neptune, commonly known as D-Day). A 1,200-plane airborne assault preceded an amphibious assault involving more than 5,000 vessels. Nearly 160,000 troops crossed the English Channel on 6 June, and more than two million Allied troops were in France by the end of August. The decision to undertake a cross-channel invasion in 1944 was taken at the Trident Conference in Washington in May 1943. General Dwight D. Eisenhower was appointed commander of Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force (SHAEF), and General Bernard Montgomery was named as commander of the 21st Army Group, which comprised all the land forces involved in the invasion. The coast of Normandy of northwestern France was chosen as the site of the invasion, with the Americans assigned to land at sectors codenamed Utah and Omaha, the British at Sword and Gold, and the Canadians at Juno. To meet the conditions expected on the Normandy beachhead, special technology was developed, including two artificial ports called Mulberry harbors and an array of specialized tanks nicknamed Hobart's Funnies. In the months leading up to the invasion, the Allies conducted a substantial military deception, Operation Bodyguard, using both electronic and visual misinformation. This misled the Germans as to the date and location of the main Allied landings. Führer Adolf Hitler placed German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel in charge of developing fortifications all along Hitler's proclaimed Atlantic Wall in anticipation of an invasion. The Allies failed to accomplish their objectives for the first day, but gained a tenuous foothold that they gradually expanded when they captured the port at Cherbourg on 26 June and the city of Caen on 21 July. A failed counterattack by German forces on 8 August left 50,000 soldiers of the 7th Army trapped in the Falaise pocket. The Allies launched a second invasion from the Mediterranean Sea of southern France (code-named Operation Dragoon) on 15 August, and the Liberation of Paris followed on 25 August. German forces retreated east across the Seine on 30 August 1944, marking the close of Operation Overlord. Invasion stripes were alternating black and white bands painted on the fuselages and wings of Allied aircraft during World War II to reduce the chance that they would be attacked by friendly forces during and after the Normandy Landings. Three white and two black bands were wrapped around the rear of a fuselage just in front of the empennage (tail) and from front to back around the upper and lower wing surfaces. After a study concluded that the thousands of aircraft involved in the invasion would saturate and break down the IFF system, the marking scheme was approved on May 17, 1944, by Air Chief Marshal Sir Trafford Leigh-Mallory, commanding the Allied Expeditionary Air Force. A small-scale test exercise was flown over the OVERLORD invasion fleet on June 1, to familiarize the ships' crews with the markings, but for security reasons, orders to paint the stripes were not issued to the troop carrier units until June 3 and to the fighter and bomber units until June 4. Stripes were applied to fighters, photo-reconnaissance aircraft, troop carriers, twin-engined medium and light bombers, and some special duty aircraft, but were not painted on four-engined heavy bombers of the U.S. Eighth Air Force or RAF Bomber Command, as there was little chance of mistaken identity — few such bombers existed in the Luftwaffe and were already quite familiar to the Allies. The order affected all aircraft of the Allied Expeditionary Air Force, the Air Defense of Great Britain, gliders, and support aircraft such as Coastal Command air-sea rescue aircraft whose duties might entail their overflying Allied anti-aircraft defenses. One month after D-Day, the stripes were ordered removed from planes' upper surfaces to make them more difficult to spot on the ground at forward bases in France. They were completely removed by the end of 1944 after achieving total air supremacy over France. The stripes were five alternating black and white stripes. On single-engine aircraft each stripe was to be 18 inches (46 cm) wide, placed 6 inches (15 cm) inboard of the roundels on the wings and 18 inches (46 cm) forward of the leading edge of the tailplane on the fuselage. National markings and serial number were not to be obliterated. On twin-engine aircraft the stripes were 24 inches (61 cm) wide, placed 24 inches (61 cm) outboard of the engine nacelles on the wings, and 18 inches (46 cm) forward of the leading edge of the tailplane around the fuselage. American aircraft using the invasion stripes very commonly had some part of the added "bar" section of their post-1942 roundels overlapping the invasion strips on the wings, however. In most cases the stripes were painted on by the ground crews; with only a few hours' notice, few of the stripes were "masked". As a result, depending on the abilities of the "erks" (RAF nickname for ground crew), the stripes were often far from neat and tidy. Plans for the invasion of Normandy went through several preliminary phases throughout 1943, during which the Combined Chiefs of Staff (CCS) allocated 13½ U.S. troop carrier groups to an undefined airborne assault. The actual size, objectives, and details of the plan were not drawn up until after General Dwight D. Eisenhower became Supreme Allied Commander in January 1944. In mid-February Eisenhower received word from Headquarters U.S. Army Air Forces that the TO&E of the C-47 Skytraingroups would be increased from 52 to 64 aircraft (plus nine spares) by April 1 to meet his requirements. At the same time the commander of the U.S. First Army, Lieutenant General Omar Bradley, won approval of a plan to land two airborne divisions on the Cotentin Peninsula, one to seize the beach causeways and block the eastern half at Carentan from German reinforcements, the other to block the western corridor at La Haye-du-Puits in a second lift. The exposed and perilous nature of the La Haye de Puits mission was assigned to the veteran 82nd Airborne Division ("The All-Americans"), commanded by Major General Matthew Ridgway, while the causeway mission was given to the untested 101st Airborne Division ("The Screaming Eagles"), which received a new commander in March, Brigadier General Maxwell D. Taylor, formerly the commander of the 82nd Airborne Division Artillery who had also been temporary assistant division commander (ADC) of the 82nd Airborne Division, replacing Major General William C. Lee, who suffered a heart attack and returned to the United States. Bradley insisted that 75 per cent of the airborne assault be delivered by gliders for concentration of forces. Because it would be unsupported by naval and corps artillery, Ridgway, commanding the 82nd Airborne Division, also wanted a glider assault to deliver his organic artillery. The use of gliders was planned until April 18, when tests under realistic conditions resulted in excessive accidents and destruction of many gliders. On April 28 the plan was changed; the entire assault force would be inserted by parachute drop at night in one lift, with gliders providing reinforcement during the day.

04.38: Gravity’s Rainbow In which we have a go at the first half of the last chapter of Gravity’s Rainbow. Bo mentions some early picture of Adolf Hitler wearing lederhosen. Here’s an example of why that maybe didn’t convey the authority he wanted it to. Chris brings up the SHAEF symbol. And lastly, you can […]

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This past September saw the sixty-eighth anniversary of one of the European Theater of Operations’ most familiar operations. Conceived by Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery, MARKET GARDEN was the Western Allies’ great gamble in the fall of 1944. With the Nazi war machine appearing to be on the ropes following its ignominious collapse in France, victory seemed for a brief moment to be just within grasp. The single problem, in Montgomery’s eyes, was logistics and the inability of the Anglo-American coalition to maintain the broad front strategy promoted by SHAEF commander, General Dwight D. Eisenhower. By offering a bold departure from his normal cautious outlook, Montgomery convinced Eisenhower to favor his Army Group with the supplies needed to carry out a bold stroke aimed at the lower Rhine crossings in Holland. Through an airborne coup de main, the Allies would seize three highway bridges at Nijmegen, Eindhoven, and Arnhem, opening up a pathway into the North German Plain, and in Montgomery’s view, very likely end the war by Christmas. Of course, we know the operation was a dismal failure, with the British First Airborne Division nearly annihilated at Arnhem, as Montgomery went “a bridge too far,” in the words of journalist cum historian Cornelius Ryan. Indeed by this point, with numerous historical monographs and edited collections, a feature film, dozens of documentaries, an HBO miniseries, and more board games and computer games than can be counted, one might be forgiven for thinking that there is little left to be said about Operation MARKET GARDEN. But then along came historian John C. McManus‘ exhaustive study of the American dimension of the battles for the Dommel, Maas, and Waal River crossings and the subsequent bitter winter fighting on the so-called “Island” between the Waal and the Lower Rhine estuary. His book, September Hope: The American Side of a Bridge Too Far (NAL, 2012), is built from a treasure trove of oral testimonies, official after action reports, captured documents, and other sources to create the single most comprehensive account of the fighting from the perspective of the US 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions, as well as the 104th Infantry and 7th Armored Divisions. The book is a very compelling account of a very bitter and misguided operation, but its true strength lies in McManus’ own insights and conclusions regarding the viability of the operation and the failings in SHAEF leadership than allowed the operation to go forward. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This past September saw the sixty-eighth anniversary of one of the European Theater of Operations’ most familiar operations. Conceived by Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery, MARKET GARDEN was the Western Allies’ great gamble in the fall of 1944. With the Nazi war machine appearing to be on the ropes following its ignominious collapse in France, victory seemed for a brief moment to be just within grasp. The single problem, in Montgomery’s eyes, was logistics and the inability of the Anglo-American coalition to maintain the broad front strategy promoted by SHAEF commander, General Dwight D. Eisenhower. By offering a bold departure from his normal cautious outlook, Montgomery convinced Eisenhower to favor his Army Group with the supplies needed to carry out a bold stroke aimed at the lower Rhine crossings in Holland. Through an airborne coup de main, the Allies would seize three highway bridges at Nijmegen, Eindhoven, and Arnhem, opening up a pathway into the North German Plain, and in Montgomery’s view, very likely end the war by Christmas. Of course, we know the operation was a dismal failure, with the British First Airborne Division nearly annihilated at Arnhem, as Montgomery went “a bridge too far,” in the words of journalist cum historian Cornelius Ryan. Indeed by this point, with numerous historical monographs and edited collections, a feature film, dozens of documentaries, an HBO miniseries, and more board games and computer games than can be counted, one might be forgiven for thinking that there is little left to be said about Operation MARKET GARDEN. But then along came historian John C. McManus‘ exhaustive study of the American dimension of the battles for the Dommel, Maas, and Waal River crossings and the subsequent bitter winter fighting on the so-called “Island” between the Waal and the Lower Rhine estuary. His book, September Hope: The American Side of a Bridge Too Far (NAL, 2012), is built from a treasure trove of oral testimonies, official after action reports, captured documents, and other sources to create the single most comprehensive account of the fighting from the perspective of the US 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions, as well as the 104th Infantry and 7th Armored Divisions. The book is a very compelling account of a very bitter and misguided operation, but its true strength lies in McManus’ own insights and conclusions regarding the viability of the operation and the failings in SHAEF leadership than allowed the operation to go forward. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This past September saw the sixty-eighth anniversary of one of the European Theater of Operations’ most familiar operations. Conceived by Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery, MARKET GARDEN was the Western Allies’ great gamble in the fall of 1944. With the Nazi war machine appearing to be on the ropes following its ignominious collapse in France, victory seemed for a brief moment to be just within grasp. The single problem, in Montgomery’s eyes, was logistics and the inability of the Anglo-American coalition to maintain the broad front strategy promoted by SHAEF commander, General Dwight D. Eisenhower. By offering a bold departure from his normal cautious outlook, Montgomery convinced Eisenhower to favor his Army Group with the supplies needed to carry out a bold stroke aimed at the lower Rhine crossings in Holland. Through an airborne coup de main, the Allies would seize three highway bridges at Nijmegen, Eindhoven, and Arnhem, opening up a pathway into the North German Plain, and in Montgomery’s view, very likely end the war by Christmas. Of course, we know the operation was a dismal failure, with the British First Airborne Division nearly annihilated at Arnhem, as Montgomery went “a bridge too far,” in the words of journalist cum historian Cornelius Ryan. Indeed by this point, with numerous historical monographs and edited collections, a feature film, dozens of documentaries, an HBO miniseries, and more board games and computer games than can be counted, one might be forgiven for thinking that there is little left to be said about Operation MARKET GARDEN. But then along came historian John C. McManus‘ exhaustive study of the American dimension of the battles for the Dommel, Maas, and Waal River crossings and the subsequent bitter winter fighting on the so-called “Island” between the Waal and the Lower Rhine estuary. His book, September Hope: The American Side of a Bridge Too Far (NAL, 2012), is built from a treasure trove of oral testimonies, official after action reports, captured documents, and other sources to create the single most comprehensive account of the fighting from the perspective of the US 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions, as well as the 104th Infantry and 7th Armored Divisions. The book is a very compelling account of a very bitter and misguided operation, but its true strength lies in McManus’ own insights and conclusions regarding the viability of the operation and the failings in SHAEF leadership than allowed the operation to go forward. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This past September saw the sixty-eighth anniversary of one of the European Theater of Operations’ most familiar operations. Conceived by Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery, MARKET GARDEN was the Western Allies’ great gamble in the fall of 1944. With the Nazi war machine appearing to be on the ropes following its ignominious collapse in France, victory seemed for a brief moment to be just within grasp. The single problem, in Montgomery’s eyes, was logistics and the inability of the Anglo-American coalition to maintain the broad front strategy promoted by SHAEF commander, General Dwight D. Eisenhower. By offering a bold departure from his normal cautious outlook, Montgomery convinced Eisenhower to favor his Army Group with the supplies needed to carry out a bold stroke aimed at the lower Rhine crossings in Holland. Through an airborne coup de main, the Allies would seize three highway bridges at Nijmegen, Eindhoven, and Arnhem, opening up a pathway into the North German Plain, and in Montgomery’s view, very likely end the war by Christmas. Of course, we know the operation was a dismal failure, with the British First Airborne Division nearly annihilated at Arnhem, as Montgomery went “a bridge too far,” in the words of journalist cum historian Cornelius Ryan. Indeed by this point, with numerous historical monographs and edited collections, a feature film, dozens of documentaries, an HBO miniseries, and more board games and computer games than can be counted, one might be forgiven for thinking that there is little left to be said about Operation MARKET GARDEN. But then along came historian John C. McManus‘ exhaustive study of the American dimension of the battles for the Dommel, Maas, and Waal River crossings and the subsequent bitter winter fighting on the so-called “Island” between the Waal and the Lower Rhine estuary. His book, September Hope: The American Side of a Bridge Too Far (NAL, 2012), is built from a treasure trove of oral testimonies, official after action reports, captured documents, and other sources to create the single most comprehensive account of the fighting from the perspective of the US 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions, as well as the 104th Infantry and 7th Armored Divisions. The book is a very compelling account of a very bitter and misguided operation, but its true strength lies in McManus’ own insights and conclusions regarding the viability of the operation and the failings in SHAEF leadership than allowed the operation to go forward. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices