Ten Days To D-Day: Citizens and Soldiers on the Eve of the Invasion

It was the day that changed the course of a war. Meticulously planned, brilliantly executed, the landings of June 6, 1944 constitute the largest seaborne assault ever attempted. With the pace of a thriller, acclaimed historian David Stafford describes the countdown to the Normandy landings from the perspectives of the men in power and those of the ordinary people whose courage and dedication made it all possible.