The Light of Dawn: The Normandy Landings (2014)
• June 6th, 2014 • 1h 40min
Documentary, War
Overview
The Normandy landings of 6 June 1944 were pivotal to the outcome of WW2. We learn when Churchill and Roosevelt first proposed the operation and how preparations started—finishing with the key events of D-Day and the far-reaching effects of its outcome.
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