operation neptune

The author shares his life and his role as a decorated medic during World War II. Exploring his actions that saved many soldiers on D-Day.

Chronicles the experiences of the young men from Bedford, Virginia, who invaded Normandy's Omaha Beach as part of the first wave of American soldiers who hit the beaches on D-Day.

The author shares his life and his role as a decorated medic during World War II. Exploring his actions that saved many soldiers on D-Day.

On June 6, 1944, the photographer Robert Capa captured an iconic image of an American GI submerged in the Normandy surf. The remarkable shot was taken at harrowing personal risk. Capa's photograph came to represent the final stages of World War II to the world. Already a notable war photographer, Capa was one of the few photojournalists who disembarked on the beach that day. His famous shot, along with a few others from that roll of film, are the only images that survive from Omaha Beach on D-Day.

Photographs and text provide brief descriptions of the various landing sites troops used on D-Day.

Details the accounts of the planning and execution of history's greatest amphibious invasion. Also explains in simple terms why the war started and how it was fought.