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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is handed out along with rations to the troops as they board vessels for the invasions?

2. Where is the most extensive Assault Training Center?

3. How many days after D-Day does Germany's premier tank division arrive at the French coast?

4. Who does Capt. George Lane meet with when he is captured by the Germans when he is doing reconnaissance on mines?

5. How many troops has the U.S. assembled and trained by 1943?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the two problems the Allies face when planning to fight the Germans on the French coast?

2. Who is Pvt. Franz Gockel and what is his view the morning of the invasion?

3. How do the commanders and leaders feel about the D-Day plans by the time of the May 15 dress rehearsal?

4. How does Hitler misjudge the need for fighter jets over bombers?

5. While the Allies train obsessively, how are the Germans conducting training?

6. How are the Allied troops entertained in the weeks leading up to the invasion?

7. What does Eisenhower say in the orders given out as troops head to the invasion site?

8. What is the fourth front for Germany?

9. What happens with the three bridges the Allies had predetermined to destroy in the opening phase of the invasion?

10. What are the exact numbers of Allied bombers and fighters that take part in D-Day?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Is Ambrose a fair narrator, giving his momentous subject the historical perspective and personal touch it calls for?

Essay Topic 2

How does D-Day change the parameters of modern warfare? What lessons of D-Day can be applied to the wars of today?

Essay Topic 3

How is the German chain of command completely dysfunctional, leading directly to utter defeat?

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