The centerpiece of this two-disc collection is the excellent title documentary about the planning and implementation of the Allied invasion of Normandy (code name: Operation Overlord) on June 6, 1944, which is examined in exhaustive but not overwhelming detail, exploring the pivotal mission's timing, secrecy, successes, mistakes, and greatest significance: bringing the Allies together in a long-awaited, merged offensive. Also included in this set is the fine Biography episode Eisenhower: Commander In Chief, a portrait of the man in charge of Allied Forces in Europe (and a future president); Dear Home: Letters from World War II, a moving documentary in which the horrors and boredom of war are seen through the eyes of men and women in the armed forces; and The True Story of the Screaming Eagles: The 101st Airborne. DVD extras include the featurette "Battle Stations: Sherman Assault." An excellent, informative, value-added chronicle of D-Day, this is highly recommended. Editor's Choice. Aud: H, C, P. (T. Keogh)
D-Day: The Total Story
(2004) 2 discs. 370 min. DVD: $29.95. The History Channel (dist. by A&E Home Video). PPR. Color cover. ISBN: 0-7670-6101-2. Volume 19, Issue 4
D-Day: The Total Story
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