Normandy 44': D-Day and the Battle for France
James Holland and Mike Simpson immerse themselves in all things D-Day. They examine the years of preparation, the planning, the day itself, and the 76 days that followed, on which the fate of the entire war would rest. Watch them grapple with myths, dispel illusions, and test competing theories, moving across the English south coast to the Normandy beaches and deep into the country.
James Holland and Mike Simpson immerse themselves in all things D-Day. They examine the years of preparation, the planning, the day itself, and the 76 days that followed, on which the fate of the entire war would rest. Watch them grapple with myths, dispel illusions, and test competing theories, moving across the English south coast to the Normandy beaches and deep into the country.
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