Just how would June 1944 have played with a modern style news media ?
Some thoughts:
How would people have reacted to journalists reporting the bombing of German and French schools and hospitals? (I'm assuming, of course, that these are the only targets that Allied bombers would be shown to actually hit - apart from the odd pharmaceutical or baby milk factory).
Omaha Beach - how would pictures of dead GI's floating in the surf affect opinion back home?
The slow advance inland - would 'talking head' generals have criticised the actions of Bradley and Montgomery ? Would there be calls for a more aggressive leader ? (Actually , this one isn't too far fetched)
The actions of the liberated French - The way the French treated alleged collaborators - How many Human Rights lawyers would be booking tickets to France ?
Even before the landings - Would a journalist produce evidence of a fake Allied army ? Or leak the information that Normandy was the target ?
A journalist leaks evidence that some German equipment is vastly superior to that of the Allies.
Reports show that our ally, the Soviet Union, is involved in widespread oppression and ethnic cleansing.
Any other thoughts ?
Some thoughts:
How would people have reacted to journalists reporting the bombing of German and French schools and hospitals? (I'm assuming, of course, that these are the only targets that Allied bombers would be shown to actually hit - apart from the odd pharmaceutical or baby milk factory).
Omaha Beach - how would pictures of dead GI's floating in the surf affect opinion back home?
The slow advance inland - would 'talking head' generals have criticised the actions of Bradley and Montgomery ? Would there be calls for a more aggressive leader ? (Actually , this one isn't too far fetched)
The actions of the liberated French - The way the French treated alleged collaborators - How many Human Rights lawyers would be booking tickets to France ?
Even before the landings - Would a journalist produce evidence of a fake Allied army ? Or leak the information that Normandy was the target ?
A journalist leaks evidence that some German equipment is vastly superior to that of the Allies.
Reports show that our ally, the Soviet Union, is involved in widespread oppression and ethnic cleansing.
Any other thoughts ?