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How the Navy Saved D-Day
Edward Simmons
Average rating:4.9Number of reviews:(684)
A successful D-Day was possible because the Navy delivered men and equipment to Normandy and battleship guns helped troops get off the beaches.
Class experience
US Grade 6 - 9
This class uses a slide show to present information, maps, and pictures to explain how the United States Navy was able to deliver soldiers and their equipment to the shores of Normandy on D-Day. Before troops could leave Omaha beach, Navy Destroyers played a key role in opening escape routes through concrete bunkers. The role of sailors who piloted boats carrying troops ashore was also a crucial part of the story that often goes unappreciated. A 2-minute YouTube video of an NBC News segment...
(1) M.A. and Ph. D. in history, Vanderbilt University; (2) Teaching of American and world history at Appalachian State University, Macon Junior College, Mercer University, DeKalb Community College, Brenau University, and Georgia Gwinnett College.
1 file available upon enrollmentA handout of key terms in the class will be attached to the classroom for students to use as a reference.
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
A 2-minute YouTube video of an NBC News interview with D-Day veterans will show and talk about battle deaths. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTR8ciF0pZo
Craig L. Symonds, Neptune: The Allied Invasion of Europe and the D-Day Landings (New York: Oxford University Press, 2014). Edward G. Simmons, How the Navy Saved D-Day, Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/8942141 (2015) Craig L. Symonds, World War II At Sea: A Global History Gerald L. Weinberg, A World At Arms: A Global History of World War II (1994)
Average rating:4.9Number of reviews:(684)
I am a Vanderbilt Ph.D. who has spent a lifetime learning and teaching world history, especially in connection with science, archaeology, Bible studies, and philosophy. Being drafted (Vietnam period) just as I started my college teaching career...
Group Class
$20
per classMeets once
55 min
Completed by 7 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 11-16
3-6 learners per class
