Some stormed the beaches, while others tried to hold onto Normandy in the face of invasion. "D-Day: The Unheard Tapes" shows the human side of war. By Joshua Skovlund Published Jun 6, 2024 4:52 PM EDT ...

US soldiers assist American WWII veteran Fred Taylor during a ceremony on Omaha Beach, Tuesday, in Normandy. World War II veterans from across the United States as well as Britain and Canada are in ...

Writing about the Allied invasion of Normandy, Garrett M. Graff is treading onto familiar history with his latest book. From books by historian Stephen Ambrose to films like Steven Spielberg's “Saving ...

Dave Hamilton returned to Normandy, France, 75 years after D-Day. NORMANDY, France -- Joe Enzminger craned his neck to the sky over Normandy, France, on Wednesday, waiting to see one of the 14 World ...

Friday marks 81 years since D-Day, the first day of the Normandy landings that laid the foundations for the Allied defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II. The invasion – codenamed Operation Overlord – ...

COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER, France (AP) — Veterans gathered Friday in Normandy to mark the 81st anniversary of the D-Day landings — a pivotal moment of World War II that eventually led to the collapse of ...

OMAHA BEACH, France (AP) — As young soldiers, they waded through breaking waves and gunfire to battle the Nazis. Now bent with age, the dwindling number of World War II veterans joined a new ...

President Biden met Thursday with veterans who landed on the shores of Normandy beaches, during his trip to France marking the 80th anniversary of D-Day. The president and first lady Jill Biden stood ...

COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER, France — On the hallowed ground above Omaha Beach, more than two dozen American World War II veterans joined Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and other top officials Friday to ...

Eighty years ago today, more than 150,000 Allied troops stormed the beaches of Normandy, France. D-Day was the largest seaborne invasion in history. More importantly, the massive operation set the ...