Tales from D-Day

Giles Milton on lesser-known stories of soldiers and civilians who were involved in the Normandy landings

A Landing Craft, Vehicle, Personnel (LCVP) is approaching Omaha Beach, Normandy, France, 6th June 1944. (Photo by Galerie Bilderwelt/Getty Images)

Published: November 19, 2018 at 2:47 PM

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Author and historian Giles Milton describes some dramatic but lesser-known stories of soldiers and civilians who were involved in the Normandy landings of June 1944.

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