It&rsquo;s D-Day and the Allies are about to invade Nazi-occupied France. For the landings to succeed, American soldiers on Omaha Beach will have to break through some formidable coastal defences - Hitler&rsquo;s Atlantic Wall. Sherman tanks will come in very handy - and the Allies have come up with a novel solution for getting them to the beach. These tanks will swim. Everyone from Winston Churchill down thought swimming tanks were a great idea&hellip; but were they?&nbsp; For a full list of sources, see the show notes at <a href="https://timharford.com/">⁠timharford.com⁠</a>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

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