Plot: The story of World War II's Allied D-Day invasion of German-occupied French Normandy June 6, 1944, is told through the recollections of veterans.
Plot: Drama-documentary narrated by Sean Bean about the decisive struggle 60 years ago to break out of the D-Day beachhead and advance across Normandy to begin the defeat of Hitler's Third Reich.
Plot: Allied troops -- the largest military fleet in history -- left England to land in Normandy on the northern coast of France, June 6, 1944, in hope of freeing Europe from Nazi Germany.
Plot: Using newly discovered colour footage - much of which has never been seen - this special chronicles one of the most critical military operations of World War II.
Plot: With the 70th anniversary of the D-Day invasion in 2014, BBC remembers the event with this programme that explains what happened in Normandy. Presenters Sophie Raworth, Dan Snow and James Holland visit sites associated with the invasion and describe the events that took place, assisted by veterans...