American inventions proved their worth in the Normandy campaign that began on June 6, 1944. They allowed Allied forces to shoot, move and communicate in the arduous D-Day landings. From floating ...

This video examines the intense fighting that unfolded as a frontline armored division pushed into Normandy’s hedgerow ...

Sixty-three years ago this week, we landed on the Normandy beaches. As on each anniversary of June 6, 1944, much has been written to commemorate the bravery and competence of the victorious ...

They rebuilt railroads and repaired bridges, moved supplies and serviced the tanks and airplanes vital to the ultimate assaults on Germany. And together Saturday, a small group of World War II ...

Operation Overlord was launched over 76 years ago on June 6, 1944. Commonly known as D-Day – a military term for the first day of a combat operation – it was the largest seaborne invasion in history ...

As an 18- to 19-year-old, who landed in Normandy a day or so after D-Day, I subsequently wrote some verses giving my impressions of that campaign. I should like to share a few of them with you. There, ...

One of the more critical military campaigns during this time was Operation Charnwood, a military campaign I learned about while visiting the Memorial Museum of the Battle of Normandy. It began with a ...

Many years ago, a friend and I visited the five beaches on France’s Normandy coast where allied forces landed on June 6, 1944, to launch the combined offensive against the Nazis in Europe. Before dawn ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Having landed in Normandy on 12 June 1944 (D-Day plus ...