D-Day command decisions and Hobart's specialized armor

Clarke argues that some American command decisions made the D-Day landings harder than they needed to be. His criticism concerns attitudes toward Hobart's specialized armored vehicles and the handling of the DD tanks that were used. He explicitly separates that judgment from the courage and conduct of the soldiers who landed. Hobart is credited with unusual ability in armored warfare despite his eccentric reputation. Another participant tentatively suggests that assumptions drawn from Sicily may have encouraged an expectation of resistance farther inland, rather than fortified beaches. Ramsay is then described as having to press the difference in the intelligence picture. His death is regretted because it prevented an autobiography covering his experience.