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We’ll explore the storied history of the oyster in modern-day South Carolina. It was enjoyed by the first Americans and is a critical ingredient in Gullah Geechee foodways—in short, an extraordinary bivalve.
6 June 1944: D-Day. In the early hours of 6 June 1944, the invasion of France begins. A million-and-a-half men take part. It is the bloodiest day in American history since the Civil War, though the Allies succeed in tearing a 45-mile gap in Hitler's vaunted Atlantic Wall. By day's end more than 150,000 men have landed on French soil, and more men, equipment and supplies are coming ashore every hour. A series by Ken Burns. Part 7 of 14.
June 1944 to August 1944. American and British troops in Normandy are bogged down in the hedgerows, while in the Pacific, the marines fight their costliest battle to date on the island of Saipan. Back home, dreaded telegrams from the War Department begin arriving at a rate inconceivable just one year earlier. But by mid-August, the Germans are in full retreat out of France, and on 25 August, after four years of Nazi occupation, Paris is liberated. A series by Ken Burns. Part 8 of 14.
Public support for the war declines, and American men of draft age face difficult decisions and wrenching moral choices. After police battle with demonstrators in the streets of Chicago, Richard Nixon wins the presidency, promising law and order at home and peace overseas. In Vietnam, the war goes on and soldiers on all sides witness terrible savagery and unflinching courage. Part 7 of 10.
During land warfare, every weapon was made to fill a specific need. Designed for a single purpose: to win the race for technological supremacy over the enemy. From handguns to tanks, the stakes were never greater. Part 1 of 4. (S)
