The success of D-Day depended on more than just the landings at Utah and Omaha Beach - it hinged on securing key inland objectives to prevent German counterattacks. One of the most important of these ...

When people think of the Battle of Normandy, they often focus on D-Day, Pegasus Bridge, and Omaha Beach, but the decisive battle that sealed Germany’s fate happened in the Falaise Pocket. From August ...

With thousands of men ashore and many more landing the battle for Omaha had ... By the end of the day all five beaches had been captured and a little corner of Normandy had been secured, it ...

at the eastern end of Gold Beach – which records the names of more than 22,000 servicemen and women under British command who fell on D-Day and during the Battle of Normandy in the summer of 1944.

If you're driving yourself, start in the town of Arromanches, which hosts two museums that help provide context for the battle ... the beaches and D-Day memorials and museums, visit the Normandy ...

"The 1,475 giant silhouettes of British soldiers, sailors and airmen, in the wildflower meadow above Gold Beach ... and in the ensuing three-month Battle of Normandy which led to Allied victory ...

He looks at town battle scenes and connects them to real ... The Summer of 1944 — The American War from the Normandy Beaches to Falaise." You can learn more about McManus on his website.