TOLEDO, Ohio — On June 6, 1944, 160,000 Allied troops stormed the beaches of Normandy, 73,000 of them American. In total, the landings claimed the lives of over 4,400 troops. And on Thursday, 80 years ...

For most, the D-Day invasion of Normandy is an event in history. But a new book transports us back 80 years, hearing directly from those who helped liberate occupied Europe from Hitler’s Nazi forces.

Like many people, I’d been to Paris a few times, and I’d driven through the Van Gogh country of Southern France. But I’d never set foot in the province of Normandy in the north along the English ...

Death loomed all around the young U.S. Navy sailor as his ship approached the shores of Nazi-occupied France just after daybreak on June 6, 1944, what would forever after be known as D-Day.

D-Day was a pivotal point in World War II and world history. Despite occurring 80 years ago, it is still the largest seaborne invasion in history and is still being analyzed by historians today. Join ...

Mr. Graff is a journalist, a historian and the author, most recently, of “When the Sea Came Alive: An Oral History of D-Day.” Day by passing day, the Greatest Generation is coming toward its end.

Canadian soldiers alight on Juno Beach in France, one of the five beaches Allied soldiers descended upon during D-Day -- 80 years ago this week. June 6 marks 80 years since Allied Forces landed on the ...

Normandy Tourism, with the support of the Normandy Region, is proud to announce the launch of the “Explore Normandy Pass,” dedicated this year to Remembrance Tourism to mark the 80th anniversary of ...