HistoryExtra Academy video lecture: launching Operation Overlord
Historian and broadcaster Taylor Downing explores the highs and lows of D-Day, and examines how more than a year of top-secret planning and preparation finally came to fruition

Published: June 3, 2024 at 11:12 PM
Discover more learning from the fourth and final week of the HistoryExtra Academy course on D-Day and the Normandy Campaign
History explorer: D-Day beaches – reading time 6 mins
D-Day: the WW2 battle through the eyes of the men who were there – reading time 14 mins
“Free people everywhere should remember them": the Canadians' role in D-Day – reading time 10 mins
Your guide to D-Day: what happened, how many casualties were there, and what did it accomplish? – reading time 7 mins
Podcast series: D-Day: Land, Air, and Sea
The battle for Normandy: what happened after D-Day? – reading time 11 mins
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