This essay summarizes the strategic importance and challenges of Operation Overlord. The exercise was inspired by the author's trip to Normandy in France. Both German and American perspectives are given.
Type of Material:
Lecture/Presentation. Site is text with some photographs.
Recommended Uses:
To supplement lectures on World War II.
Technical Requirements:
None.
Identify Major Learning Goals:
To inform students about the tactics and goals of the defenders and invaders on D-Day. To encourage students to analyze the significance of this important watershed in United States history.
Target Student Population:
High school and college survey courses.
Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills:
Basic knowledge of World War II would be helpful.
Content Quality
Rating:
Strengths:
The writing is clear and concise. The detail provided is greater than would normally be offered in the survey textbook. Photographs add to the content. Secondary sources sited.
Concerns:
Few primary sources offerred. There are quotes from Hitler and Rommel. Stephen Ambrose, a secondary source, is also offered. A few photographs are offered, but more would add to the site's attractiveness and use.
Potential Effectiveness as a Teaching Tool
Rating:
Strengths:
The site serves best as a supplement to provide more information for students about an important event in United States history. From a standpoint tht less is more in history, this site is useful for secondary courses and some college survey courses.
Concerns:
The site needs more photographs and primary source materials.
Ease of Use for Both Students and Faculty
Rating:
Strengths:
The site is easy to navigate, is not complex, and all the links work. None of the material is controversial.
Concerns:
The site is a little too simplistic for some college survey courses. The site should be expanded to include quotes from Americans who fought at D-Day. The addition of maps would be both helpful and instructive. It is sometimes difficult to describe an invasion strategy without the use of maps.
Other Issues and Comments:
The site would be enhanced with the addition of primary sources, maps, and more photographs.
Creative Commons:
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