"This book examines the commonalities and differences in national collective memories of D-Day. Chapters cover the main forces on the day of battle, including the United States, Great Britain, Canada, France and Germany. In addition, a chapter on Russian memory of the invasion explores other views of the battle. The overall thrust of the book shows that memories of the past vary over time, link to present-day needs, and also still have a clear national and cultural specificity. These memories arise in a multitude of locations such as film, books, monuments, anniversary celebrations, and news media representations."--Publisher's Web site.

Introduction / Michael Dolski, Sam Edwards, John Buckley -- "Portal of liberation" : D-Day myth as American self-affirmation / Michael R. Dolski -- The beginning of the end : D-Day in British memory / Sam Edwards -- Canada's D-Day : politics, media, and the fluidity of memory / Terry Copp, Matt Symes -- Gratitude, trauma, and repression : D-Day in French memory / Kate C. Lemay -- "Sie kommen" : from defeat to liberation, German and Austrian memory of the Allied "invasion" of 6 June 1944 / Günter Bischof, Michael Maier -- "Their overdue landing" : a view from the Eastern Front / Olga Kucherenko -- Conclusion / Michael Dolski, Sam Edwards, John Buckley.