John Simkin Posted April 24, 2004 Share Posted April 24, 2004 On April 28 1944 a total of 749 US soldiers and sailors died after three ships involved in a training exercise were ambushed by German torpedo boats just off Slapton Sands near Stokenham on the Devon coast. The full scale of the tragedy remained hidden for almost 50 years because of a secrecy order issued by General Dwight D Eisenhower, the supreme commander of the allied expeditionary force, who feared news of the disaster could destroy morale or tip off the Germans. For an article on the subject see: http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,...1202173,00.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marco Koene Posted April 26, 2004 Share Posted April 26, 2004 When I was a student I had a chance to speak to the writer of the book, The forgotten dead. It was an interesting conversation. The conversation ended in a nice paper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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