The D-Day landings were always a huge gamble and General Eisenhower had even penned a statement taking full responsibility in case they failed. Fortunately, those words never saw the light of day because the Allies managed to successfully storm Normandy. Yet victory was never assured and the fears of a counter-invasion by the Germans were very real. Chronicle reporter Tim Butters lifts the lid on what a small town like Abergavenny would have done if the D-Day landings had failed.
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