On 5 June 1944 General Eisenhower, Commander-in-Chief of the Allied forces about to invade France, had last-minute doubts about the success of the operation. On the eve of the invasion he therefore drafted a contingency letter of ‘apology’ to be used in case Operation Overlord failed. In the event, of course, the landings in Normandy… (read more)

Dan Snow explains AV: http://blog.davee.me.uk/post/5166137922/another-dan-snow-yes-to-av-video-this-is-the This is the Referendum Broadcast for Tuesday 3 May 2011. Watch this if you’re still undecided!