Photo, left: Pointe du Hoc is a promontory with a 100 ft (30 m) cliff overlooking the English Channel on the coast of Normandy in northern France. During World War II it was the highest point between Utah Beach to the west and Omaha Beach to the east. The German army fortified the area with concrete casements and gun pits. On D-Day (6 June 1944) the United States Army Ranger Assault Group assaulted and captured Pointe du Hoc after scaling the cliffs.
Pointe du Hoc. La pointe du Hoc est une petite avancée de la côte normande dans la Manche, située dans le Calvados. Elle fut le théâtre d'une des opérations du débarquement allié en Normandie le 6 juin 1944. Située entre les plages de Utah Beach (à l’ouest) et Omaha Beach (à l'est), la pointe avait été fortifiée par les Allemands et, selon les reconnaissances aériennes alliées était équipée de pièces d'artilleries lourdes dont la portée menaçait les deux plages voisines. Il avait été jugé primordial pour la réussite du débarquement, que les pièces d'artillerie soient mises hors-services le plus rapidement possible. (source Wikipédia)
 
JOHN BATCHELOR SHOW
Hour One
Saturday 30  May 2015/ Hour 1, Block A: First to Jump, by Jerome Preisler (1 of 4)
Saturday 30  May 2015/ Hour 1, Block B: First to Jump, by Jerome Preisler (2 of 4)
Saturday 30  May 2015/ Hour 1, Block C: First to Jump, by Jerome Preisler (3 of 4)
Saturday 30  May 2015/ Hour 1, Block D: First to Jump, by Jerome Preisler (4 of 4)
Hour Two
Saturday 30  May 2015/ Hour 2, Block A: The Dead and Those About to Die: D-Day: The Big Red One at Omaha Beach, by John C. McManus (1 of 8)
Saturday 30  May 2015/ Hour 2, Block B: The Dead and Those About to Die: D-Day: The Big Red One at Omaha Beach, by John C. McManus (2 of 8)
Saturday 30  May 2015/ Hour 2, Block C: The Dead and Those About to Die: D-Day: The Big Red One at Omaha Beach, by John C. McManus (3 of 8)
Saturday 30  May 2015/ Hour 2, Block D: The Dead and Those About to Die: D-Day: The Big Red One at Omaha Beach, by John C. McManus (4 of 8)
Hour Three
Saturday 30  May 2015/ Hour 3, Block A: The Dead and Those About to Die: D-Day: The Big Red One at Omaha Beach, by John C. McManus (5 of 8)
Saturday 30  May 2015/ Hour 3, Block B: The Dead and Those About to Die: D-Day: The Big Red One at Omaha Beach, by John C. McManus (6 of 8)
Saturday 30  May 2015/ Hour 3, Block C: The Dead and Those About to Die: D-Day: The Big Red One at Omaha Beach, by John C. McManus (7 of 8)
Saturday 30  May 2015/ Hour 3, Block D: The Dead and Those About to Die: D-Day: The Big Red One at Omaha Beach, by John C. McManus (8 of 8)
Hour Four
Saturday 30  May 2015/ Hour 4, Block A: Dog Company: The Boys of Pointe du Hoc--the Rangers Who Accomplished D-Day's Toughest Mission and Led the Way..., by Patrick K. O'Donnell (1 of 4)
Saturday 30  May 2015/ Hour 4, Block B: Dog Company: The Boys of Pointe du Hoc--the Rangers Who Accomplished D-Day's Toughest Mission and Led the Way..., by Patrick K. O'Donnell (2 of 4)
Saturday 30  May 2015/ Hour 4, Block C: Dog Company: The Boys of Pointe du Hoc--the Rangers Who Accomplished D-Day's Toughest Mission and Led the Way..., by Patrick K. O'Donnell (3 of 4)
Saturday 30  May 2015/ Hour 4, Block D: Dog Company: The Boys of Pointe du Hoc--the Rangers Who Accomplished D-Day's Toughest Mission and Led the Way..., by Patrick K. O'Donnell (4 of 4)