Summary

The book begins at midnight, 5-6 June 1944, when the first British and American airborne troops penetrated France and launched the invasion.

The book begins at midnight, 5-6 June 1944, when the first British and American airborne troops penetrated France and launched the invasion. What happens in between is covered from every perspective: the high command, the enlisted ranks, the French civilians the German defenders, and Allied attackers by land, sea and air.