On This Day, June 5, history witnessed several defining moments across war, politics and social change. The date is ...
At Pointe du Hoc on D-Day, U.S. Army Rangers scaled sheer cliffs under heavy fire to destroy German gun positions—but the mission nearly fell apart. I retrace the chaotic landings, the brutal climb, ...
The D-Day operation of June 6, 1944 brought together unprecedented land, air, and sea forces: 3 million soldiers and hundreds of thousands of ships, planes and armored vehicles, a military operation ...