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A baptism of fire on Normandy’s shores

A veteran recounts his first moments landing on the shores of Normandy and the challenges faced during the D-Day assault. A ...
"Speak to an old man about his youth, and you awaken a memory that time cannot erase," says the director, who secured oral ...
Day, June 6, 1944. This video compares wartime photographs and footage with modern-day views of the same locations, showing ...
Tom Hanks' best World War II movie, Saving Private Ryan, is continuing its run of unprecedented streaming dominance. Read on ...
Charles Norman Shay was believed to be the last of roughly 500 Native American soldiers who came ashore at Normandy, France ...
The Armed Forces Edition novel is now rare, since it was "not to be made available for civilians"—we show you a copy ...
Charles Norman Shay, a Native American veteran who was a 19-year-old U.S. Army medic when he landed off the Normandy coast on ...
A new project is set to uncover the hidden history of D-Day in Hampshire. The Hidden D-Day Project will explore 22 ...
The Battleship Texas Foundation said major strides have been made in restoring the 111-year-old historic dreadnought, with ...
Hampshire’s Hidden D-Day Project uncovers and preserves WWII marshalling camp sites with University of Winchester and Portsmouth City ...
It's 10 years since Star Wars put Skellig Michael on the international map. A decade on, Gemma Tipton visits to see the ...
As a medic, he saved soldiers from drowning off Omaha Beach on D-Day before becoming a prisoner of war. Back home, a ...