History Happy Hour Episode 54 - Canada's Battle for Normandy
This week on History Happy Hour: In July 1944, 300 men from Canada’s storied Black Watch battalion found themselves embroiled in mortal combat against elite German units in Normandy, in a bloody battle for Verrières Ridge. Only a handful of Highlanders walked away unscathed. Host historians Chris Anderson and Rick Beyer explore this ferocious encounter with historian David O'Keefe, author of "Seven Days in Hell: Canada's Battle for Normandy and the Rise of the Black Watch Snipers". A story of deadly blunders and incredible valor, Sunday at 4 PM on History Happy Hour, the spot where history is always on tap