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In the next issue, BRITISH HERITAGE brings you CONQUEST: THE FATEFUL INVASIONS OF 1066 AND 1944, a special edition to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the D-Day landings.
History, it would seem, really does repeat itself. In the case of history’s two most dramatic cross-channel invasions, the differences are as intriguing as the similarities. In 1066 an army left Normandy with its sights set on England. In 1944 an army left England with Normandy as its target. In 1066 popular sentiment was against the invader, but in 1944 the attackers were welcomed as liberators. In 1066 the two leading military commanders were enemies. In 1944 one of the more stormy confrontations was between two Allied generals. But on both occasions, the destiny of nations hung in the balance.
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