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To: Ilaine who wrote (237)	4/27/2001 11:12:30 AM
From: Don Lloyd	Respond to of 443

CB - Do we need a series of falsifiable theories to explain the choice of beaches for D-Day? Maybe, it depends on what your ultimate goal is. If you only want to describe historical events, probably including journals from the decision making commanders, you can do that from whatever historical resources exist. OTOH, if you wish to test battle theories about the relative importance of offshore ocean depths, fields of fire and land obstacles, etc., you can compare the historical results of different beaches with different characteristics. The purpose of having theories is either curiosity, or prediction. In the political economy, theory should guide policy, although it seldom does and the actual theories used are usually flawed. Regards, Don