In the dead of night, airborne troops become the first Allied soldiers to land in France. Read more
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5. Crash Landing
In the dead of night, airborne troops become the first Allied soldiers to land in France.
6. The Armada Advances
Seven thousand ships depart from Britain. On board, the soldiers prepare themselves...
7. Omaha Beach
American forces land on Omaha, the most deadly of the D-Day beaches...
8. Suicide Squad
In this episode, a very personal D-Day story, the story of our host Paul McGann's father.
9. Katastrophe
D-Day, but from the German perspective...
10. Journalists on the Front Line
Allied journalists parachute into France and land on the beaches with the invasion force.
11. Angels of Mercy
Thousands of nurses begin landing in France, some of them never to return...
12. The Road to Paris
We conclude our D-Day story. What happened after the sixth of June?
