Patton, when he crossed the Rhine, replicated William the Conqueror’s stumble and his quip: See how eager the ground is to greet me!
Bayeux D-Day
- Donald R. McClarey
Donald R. McClarey
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[…] History:Bayeux D-Day – Donald R. McClarey, Esq., at The American […]
I had never seen this before either and it was a brilliant idea!
The same concept is expressed in the Overlord Embroidery, created from 1968 to 1974 and displayed at the D-Day museum in Portsmouth. The Royal School of Needlework was commissioned to create it. It’s actually 33 feet longer than the Bayeux Tapestry but was made by a similar technique. (Bayeux is technically not a “tapestry” woven into the fabric itself, but an embroidery stitched onto the fabric.)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overlord_Embroidery