Show j ' ' i Released by U. S- War Department Bureau of Public Relations PRACTICE FOR THE GREAT INVASION On the coast of England American soldiers and sailors and British sailors worked day after day in handling landing barges and in familiarizing themselves them-selves with the technique of aquatic offensive warfare. Problemi in loading military personnel and" munitions and in the rapid discharge of their cargoes were worked out under varying conditions of the seaway and the terrain of the beaches. Thorough training was considered important for the success of actual combat and in saving the lives of th invading forcei. |