Episode 197: Canadians in Normandy

This week on History Happy Hour: In July 1944, 300 men from Canada’s storied Black Watch regiment found themselves embroiled in mortal combat against elite German units in Normandy in a bloody battle for Verrières Ridge. Only a handful of Highlanders walked away unscathed. In this encore episode, Chris Anderson and Rick Beyer explore this ferocious battle with historian David Keefe, author of "Seven Days in Hell: Canada's Battle for Normandy and the Rise of the Black Watch Snipers." A story of costly blunders and incredible valor, Sunday at 4 PM on History Happy Hour, the spot where history is always on tap