D day invasion

When the United States entered World War II in December of 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt decided that he needed a specialized unit similar to the

EXTRAORDINARY photographs of the D Day landings have been colourised to mark the 73rd anniversary of the largest seaborne invasion in history. Brazilian artist Marina Amaral has transformed the im…

The greatest seaborne invasion in history was aimed at 80 kilometres of mostly flat, sandy beach along the Normandy coast

Pictures, marking the centenary of the RAF have been released, highlighting the highs, the lows and the heroism of countless airmen who defended Britain in times of crisis.

Jeep 4x4 preparing for Normandy Invasion, 1944 USS LST-357 loading vehicles in an English port, in preparation for the invasion of France, circa late May or early June 1944. Note LST-357's insignia painted inside her bow doors, Jeep 4x4 at left, and the outboard drive unit (probably for a "Rhino" ferry) in the foreground. Photo #: USA C-708 (Color). Uploaded to Flickr by Lee Ekstrom. Photograph from the Army Signal Corps Collection in the U.S. National Archives.

US troops waiting on a pier - Category:Photographs taken on 1944-06-05 - Wikimedia Commons

Map of the Battle of Normandy: This map shows the routes that the 160,000 Allied soldiers took and which division each Allied country sent to fight. It also shows the areas on the coast of France these troops fought at on D-Day.

Taken over 73 years ago - now we take for granted the modern day image – we have more on our smartphones than ever before. Now take into account the fact