One of the most important days in military history, June 6, 1944, will undoubtedly live in infamy. On this day, Operation ...

when thousands of troops landed on the French beaches in Normandy, a turning point of World War II. The invasion was supported by a huge armada of ships — perhaps the largest ever assembled.

Ships were scattered across the ... of what historians call the largest amphibious invasion in military history. “Without invading Normandy, it would have been very difficult to win the war ...

There are no showtimes for this date. June 6, 1944: The largest Allied operation of World War II began in Normandy, France. Yet, few know in detail exactly why and how, from the end of 1943 through ...

Roads were teeming with soldiers and their vehicles, while a vast fleet of ships ... of the invasion the Allies dropped twice as many bombs on the Pas de Calais as they did on Normandy.

An engineering feat, the harbors were used to unload troops, vehicles and supplies during the Allied invasion of Normandy in June 1944. While not much is left of the floating harbors, you can ...

These aren’t like the troop landing ships one sees in World War ... that carried soldiers between Britain and Normandy in 1944, they are “reminiscent of the Mulberry Harbours built for the allied ...