Originally Posted by
ancientaviator62
... Group Captain Stagg for the Normandy landings. The pressure on him must have been immense ...
There's an excellent play from a few years ago, appropriately titled "
Pressure", that deals with many of the elements* mentioned in this thread:
The professional disagreements between US and UK forecasters, the slip from 5th to 6th June, Stagg's moral strength- and even the little old lady in Ireland.
Its author is David Haig, better known as an actor, and is well worth looking out for if it's ever revived (or filmed).
I've come back to edit this post since I see the play is on in
St Albans (Abbey Theatre) from 7-15 June.
Thanks, LB, for an excellent thread.
*Sorry.