For those of us who survived the 1970s, even though our phone was tethered to the wall, we did enjoy some amenities that today’s generation has likely never seen. For example, while sojourning on a family vacation in our parent’s station wagon, we might stay at a Motel that offered a bit of magic for the low low price of two-bits.
By September of 1944, the Western Allies had broken out of the Normandy beachehead, and suddenly and quickly moved across northern France . By September 7th, the 90th division was stretched across the northern sector on Patton’s Third Army’s left, advancing slowly northeast. As they did so the German defenders made a risky attack in an effort to spoil the allied advance, cutting through Allied lines in a surprise action at the small town of Mairy-Mannville.