D-Day, June 6, 1944: the climactic battle of World War II

1. The defenders

2. The attackers

3. The commanders

4. Where and when?

5. Utilizing assets

6. Planning and preparing

7. Training

8. Marshaling and briefing

9. Loading

10. Decision to go

11. Cracking the Atlantic wall : the airborne into Normandy

12. "Let's get those bastards" : the airborne night attack

13. "The greatest show ever staged" : the air bombardment

14. A long, endless column of ships : the naval crossing and bombardment

15. "We'll start the war from right here" : the 4th Division at Utah Beach

16. "Nous Restons Ici" : the airborne in the Cotentin

17. Visitors to hell : the 116th Regiment at Omaha

18. Utter chaos reigned : the 16th Regiment at Omaha

19. Traffic jam : tanks, artillery, and engineers at Omaha

20. "I am a destroyer man" : the Navy at Omaha beach

21. "Will you tell me how we did this?" : the 2nd Ranger Battalion on D-Day morning

22. Up the bluff at Vierville : the 116th Regiment and 5th Ranger Battalion

23. Catastrophe contained : easy red sector, Omaha Beach

24. Struggle for the high ground : Vierville, St.-Laurent, and Coleville

25. "It was just fantastic" : afternoon on Omaha Beach

26. The world holds its breath : D-Day on the home fronts

27. "Fairly stuffed with gadgets" : the British opening moves

28. "Everything was well ordered" : the 50th Division at Gold Beach

29. Payback : the Canadians at Juno Beach

30. "An unforgettable sight" : the British at Sword Beach

31. "My God, we've done it" : the British Airborne on D-Day

32. "When can their glory fade?" : the end of the day

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