Invasion On! D-Day, the Press, and the Making of an American Narrative

Heroes Behind Headlines

Military veteran and author Stephen M. Rusiecki describes the process of how and why Americans developed a standing narrative of the WWII operation known as D-Day, based upon a common, press-enabled, thematically framed narrative. Steve describes how the radio and newspaper networks of the day cooperated in this effort, and how this version of events has dominated the consciousness of Americans ever since.

Heroes Behind Headlines
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Chapters

1. Invasion On! D-Day, the Press, and the Making of an American Narrative (00:00:00)

2. [Ad] What It's Like To Be... (00:22:18)

3. (Cont.) Invasion On! D-Day, the Press, and the Making of an American Narrative (00:22:56)