Shortly after midnight on June 6, 1944, the largest-ever armada of ships, troops, planes and tanks in history was launched.
This map was left to me by my father who served in the Royal Navy during WW2. He commanded a landing craft that landed US Rangers on this section of Omaha Beach on D-day, most of whom were quickly ...
Over three million service personnel were involved and it all hinged on the success of the Normandy Landings on D-Day. If the German troops were able to prevent the initial landings, the campaign ...