The past is a source of knowledge, and the future is a source of hope. Love of the past implies faith in the future. — Stephen Ambrose. American historian and writer (1936–2002) Hope
During the Second World War, the Germans took four years to build the Atlantic Wall. On four beaches it held up the Allies for about an hour; at Omaha it held up the U.S. for less than one day. The Atlantic Wall must therefore be regarded as one of the greatest blunders in military history.