there was no quarrel. But from that 
 point on we encountered the obstacle 
 on which all discussions split and 
 practically exploded in our faces.  This 
 was a very definite conviction, held by 
 some of our experienced soliders, sailors, 
 and airmen, that the fortified 
 coast of western Europe could not be 
 successfully attacked.  Already much 
 was known of the tremendous effort 
 the German was