Alex (the original poster) does descibe himself as an 'apprentice historian' so it is not really expect him to have the knowledge of the masters

Quote Originally Posted by Tiberius
Also, in your claim that D-Day is the greatest and giving a list of figures. Surely the greatest invasion was the Soviet invasion of German occupied Europe, if you're measuring it by sheer size in numbers? The Soviets invaded with millions of men. A land invasion is an invasion all the same
It is generally accepted that D-day was the largest amphibious invasion in history. And,...did the Red Army invade central Europe or liberate it? That would be a debate