All the original reasons for adopting the cross-channel operation as our basic strategic aim were still valid .
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The cross - channel ferries are cheaper out of season
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Switching , cross - channel
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Wind speed observation and design wind speed calculation for cross - channel project over qiongzhou strait
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Beyond sicily , where the allies landed in july 1943 , the americans favored taking sardinia and corsica and invading southern france , as a diversionary measure when the main effort was to be a cross - channel attack from england ; it seemed unlikely that a march up the italian peninsula , after taking sicily , would knock out italy as a belligerent