On June 6th the former Allied powers celebrated the 80th anniversary of D-Day landing at Normandy, with the leaders of US, Britain and France in attendance. The historical importance of D-Day as the most critical opening phase of the operation Overlord, an overarching operation to take war to German occupied Europe and defeat Nazi Germany, is well established. In light of what we know about Germany’s fast tracked efforts to build critical weapons such as V-2 rockets, Jet fighters, and nuclear weapons, the failure of the operation could have led to a prolonged war with uncertain outcomes. The history of the world could have been different. On that basis alone, June 6 could be reckoned as one of those days on which the fate of the world hinges: one of the axial moments from the standpoint of military history. Given this historical significance, one should regard any celebration or commemoration of the event with unqualified deferential emotion. Yet, watching the usual grand ceremoni...