Overlord: A Dream and an Awakening

Abstract

On my way back to London I had plenty of time to consider the problems that I assumed were on Sir Nelson’s mind To me the general situation did not seem particularly complex. The supreme commander, his deputy and the commanders of the assault forces would be a mixed team, consisting of American and British officers, and the forces would be overwhelmingly composed of American and British units. It seemed certain, therefore, that the group of forecasters that were to provide meteorological advice to the high command had to be a mixed American-British team; a fifty-fifty composition seemed altogether reasonable.

Hope is generally a wrong guide, though it is very good company by the way.

—Edward Halifax⁷⁴