D-Day: An Expert View of the Weather Forecast That Changed History
Seventy-five years ago, in early June 1944, Allied forces landed in northern France as part of a military action that paved the way for the defeat of Nazi Germany, molding the course of world history. While careful planning, demonstrations of collective and individual bravery and, in many cases, the ultimate human sacrifice contributed to the operation, much of its success came down to the weather. A team of six meteorologists – two each from the U.K. Met Office, Royal Navy...