World War II Memories: From Omaha Beach to Vienna tells the compelling story of Joseph Gorra, who gives a first-hand account of what it was like to be part of the first wave of soldiers to land on ...

An Army historian felt that while the D-Day landing scenes were realistic, the rest of the film was a “typical World War II ...

World War II veteran John Raaen Jr. was there the day Allied troops stormed Omaha Beach at Normandy. In retelling the experience to Weapon Hunter host Paul Shull, he singles out the Bangalore ...

A Missouri S&T history professor’s book about U.S. soldiers’ experience on Omaha Beach during the Allied invasion of Normandy ...

John McManus, a World War II historian, looks at war scenes from "Saving Private Ryan" and rates them for realism. He breaks down the iconic movie opening of the landing on Omaha Beach during the ...

DAN SNOW: The stakes were high, the next 24 hours would determine the outcome of the war, if the invasion was ... wave of American infantry into Omaha beach. GEORGE ‘JIMMY’ GREEN: The troops ...