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Season 1 Episode
- Season 1 Prelude to War
- Season 1 America's Unpreparedness
- Season 1 America Goes to War
- Season 1 Platform for Invasion
- Season 1 Africa: Our First Offensive
- Season 1 The Campaign
- Season 1 Rommel Routed
- Season 1 Sicily: Operation Husky
- Season 1 Assault on Italy
- Season 1 Rise and Fall of a Dictator
- Season 1 The G.I: Hero of the War
- Season 1 Victory in Italy
- Season 1 Preparation for Invasion
- Season 1 D-Day
- Season 1 Beachhead and Breakthrough
- Season 1 Liberation of Paris
- Season 1 Pursuit
- Season 1 The Battle of Supply
- Season 1 The Air War
- Season 1 The Battle of the Bulge
- Season 1 Crossing the Rhine
- Season 1 Overrunning Germany
- Season 1 Victory's Aftermath
- Season 1 American Military Government
- Season 1 Russia
- Season 1 Review
Crusade in Europe - Season 1 Episode 13 Preparation for Invasion
8.00 48 minutes Eisenhower works with the Allied Joint Chiefs of Staff to plan the invasion of France and beyond. The Ruhr is featured because of coal and industry. German defenses are shown, including naval mines. Reinforcements come from the U.S. and Canada, both ground and air units. Allied maneuvers are shown. The "Mulberry" harbors are assembled. The air campaign against French railroads cuts off the beaches. Eisenhower inspects the troops to boost morale and get the men to talk to him. The ships are loaded for the Channel crossing. A storm causes D-Day to move to June 6th.
