D-Day

80th Anniversary of D-Day

D-Day 80th Anniversary Coverage

Reel America Documentaries

  • <em>The Army's First</em>

    The Army's First

    This U.S. Army “Big Picture” episode is a history of the First Army from World War I to 1960. The First Army was formed …

  • <em>The True Glory</em> and George Stevens

    The True Glory and George Stevens

    Mark Harris, author of Five Came Back: A Story of Hollywood and the Second World War, spoke about George Stevens and his…

  • <em>D-Day 50 Years</em>

    D-Day 50 Years

    This 1994 Armed Forces Network report from Normandy, France, covers events marking the 50th anniversary of D-Day. It inc…

  • <em>Army in Action - The Tide Turns</em>

    Army in Action - The Tide Turns

    Episode seven of a 10-part U.S. Army documentary from 1965 examines World War II in the year 1944, from Pacific Island c…

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American Artifacts

  • 101st Airborne World War II Living History Camp

    101st Airborne World War II Living History Camp

    C-SPAN toured reconstructed World War II U.S. Army Airborne Division barracks with living history enthusiast Greg Henesy…

  • 4th Infantry Division and D-Day

    4th Infantry Division and D-Day

    Historian, author, and reenactor Jared Frederick described the 4th Infantry Division’s role in the June 6, 1944, D-Day i…

  • Road to Berlin, Part 1

    Road to Berlin, Part 1

    Keith Huxen gave a tour of the National World War II Museum in New Orleans, Louisiana, and talked about the “Road to Ber…

  • Road to Berlin, Part 2

    Road to Berlin, Part 2

    Keith Huxen gave a tour of the National World War II Museum in New Orleans, Louisiana, and talked about the “Road to Ber…

Oral Histories

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American History TV

  • The Navy at D-Day

    The Navy at D-Day

    Author Craig Symonds (World War II at Sea) discussed the transport of troops across the English Channel as well as naval…

  • D-Day and Beyond

    D-Day and Beyond

    Author and President Dwight Eisenhower grandson David Eisenhower (Eisenhower At War 1943-1945) discussed the legacy and …

  • Perspectives on D-Day

    Perspectives on D-Day

    Author and President Dwight Eisenhower granddaughter Susan Eisenhower (How Ike Led), U.S. Army War College professor Dou…

  • The Americans at D-Day

    The Americans at D-Day

    Author John McManus ("The Americans at D-Day) discussed American leadership during the planning and execution of the All…

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Book TV

  • In Depth with Max Hastings

    In Depth with Max Hastings

    Military historian, author, and former Daily Telegraph (UK) editor-in-chief Max Hastings discussed his more than two doz…

  • Author Discussion on World War II

    Author Discussion on World War II

    Michael Dobbs, author of The Unwanted: America, Auschwitz, and a Village Caught in Between; Alex Kershaw, The First Wave

  • <em>War and Peace</em>

    War and Peace

    Historian Nigel Hamilton discussed the last of his three-volume biography of President Franklin D. Roosevelt during Worl…

  • <em>D-Day Girls</em>

    D-Day Girls

    Sarah Rose talked about her book, D-Day Girls: The Spies Who Armed the Resistance, Sabotaged the Nazis, and Helped Win W

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Commemorations in France

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