normandy (france)

Highlights the efforts and contributions of the 320th Barrage Balloon Battalion, a unit of African American soldiers who served their country during World War II. Examines how their experiences abroad as soldiers fueled the civil rights movement when they returned home.

An examination of D-Day that discusses World War II, Operation Overlord, German resistance, and other related topics.

Based on a World War II drama. US soldiers try to save paratrooper Private Ryan, who's stationed behind enemy lines.

"When fourteen-year-old Irene Sauvelle moves with her family to Cape House on the coast of Normandy, she's immediately taken by the beauty of the place--its expansive cliffs, coasts, and harbors. There, she meets a local boy named Ismael, and the two soon fall in love. But a dark mystery is about to unfold, involving a reclusive toymaker who lives in a gigantic mansion filled with mechanical beings and shadows of the past."--Provided by publisher.

In graphic novel format, describes the Allied invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944, which marked the beginning of the end of World War II.

Presents the events leading up to and during the Allied invasion of Normandy in 1944.

Provides a detailed, harrowing account of the D-Day assault on Omaha Beach from the perspective of the soldiers of the 1st Infantry Division as well as from the Gap Assault Team engineers who dealt with mines and other dangerous obstacles.

Discusses the events leading up to the Allied invasion of Normandy in 1944.