Tells the story of Operation OVERLORD which began on D-Day, June 6, 1944, when Allied troops, primarily the armed forces of the U.S. and the United Kingdom, landed in Normandy and embarked on a decisive assault against Hitler and the Nazi regime.
An account of the invasion of Normandy, telling the story of the decisive World War II battle, and discussing events that preceded and followed the campaign.
Josiah Wedgewood and Marcus Perry were friends in Virginia, but now that they are both involved in the Normandy invasion, the differences in their positions is uncomfortable, for Josiah is a white infantryman and Marcus is a black transport driver, the only role the segregated army will allow him.