Eighty years ago, on June 6, 1944, some 156,000 Allied soldiers stormed the beaches of Normandy, France, to defeat the Nazis.
As World War Two veteran Ted Owens, 94, from Pembroke Dock, returns to France to commemorate 75 years since the Normandy landings, here he recalls how he thought D-Day was a training exercise ...
China is reportedly constructing “D-Day style” barges which could be used in an invasion of Taiwan. At least three of the new craft have been observed at Guangzhou Shipyard in southern China, ...
China is reportedly building a fleet of landing ships that could be used in an invasion of Taiwan. The barges have been ...
The Whale and The Mummy star Fraser — who is virtually the same age as Eisenhower was at the time of the Normandy landings — ...
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 ...
Blending multiple cinematographic techniques, D-Day: Normandy 1944 3D brings this monumental event to the world's largest screens for the first time. Audiences of all ages will discover from a new ...
Some 156,000 Allied troops stormed Normandy, France, by sea and air, to liberate Western Europe from Nazi Germany. The D-Day invasion took place on June 6, 1944, nearly a year before Germany ...
Thanks to its proximity to Paris, Normandy makes for an easy daytrip ... Bayeux was the first city liberated after the D-Day landing. It's also the closest city to the landing site not destroyed ...
Normandy '44 Gold Normandy '44 is an operational level simulation of the D-Day landings and subsequent battles to move inland fighting your way off the beaches. This is a battle largely of ...