Cracking the Atlantic wall : the airborne into Normandy
"Let's get those bastards" : the airborne night attack
"The greatest show ever staged" : the air bombardment
A long, endless column of ships : the naval crossing and bombardment
"We'll start the war from right here" : the 4th Division at Utah Beach
"Nous Restons Ici" : the airborne in the Cotentin
Visitors to hell : the 116th Regiment at Omaha
Utter chaos reigned : the 16th Regiment at Omaha
Traffic jam : tanks, artillery, and engineers at Omaha
"I am a destroyer man" : the Navy at Omaha beach
"Will you tell me how we did this?" : the 2nd Ranger Battalion on D-Day morning
Up the bluff at Vierville : the 116th Regiment and 5th Ranger Battalion
Catastrophe contained : easy red sector, Omaha Beach
Struggle for the high ground : Vierville, St.-Laurent, and Coleville
"It was just fantastic" : afternoon on Omaha Beach
The world holds its breath : D-Day on the home fronts
"Fairly stuffed with gadgets" : the British opening moves
"Everything was well ordered" : the 50th Division at Gold Beach
Payback : the Canadians at Juno Beach
"An unforgettable sight" : the British at Sword Beach
"My God, we've done it" : the British Airborne on D-Day
"When can their glory fade?" : the end of the day