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A Set of Thirteen Oak Dining Chairs, Late 19th/Early 20th century, brass nailed backs, over-stuffed seats, including large carver Provenance: The Council- War Room, Clifton College, Bristol The American V Corps first arrived at Clifton College on November 13th 1942, nearly a year later, In October 1943 General Bradley joined them after service in the Mediterranean where he had commanded 11 Corps in Sicily, using the school's council room as his headquarters, 'The War Room' General Bradley and his staff began detailed plans for the largest military invasion in history, (Operation Overlord), D-Day, including the ill fated landings at Omaha Beach, later re-named 'Bloody Omaha', after the 2200 casualties sustained by the young GI's on June 6th. Lt. Gen. Omar Bradley Unlike some of the most colorful Generals of World War Two, Bradley was a polite and courteous man, known informally as the 'Soldier's General' and as Will Lang Jr. of Life magazine once said of him 'The thing i most admire about Omar Bradley is his gentleness, he was never known to issue an order to anybody of any rank without saying 'Please First'.