Published to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Normandy landings, this book brings together the perspectives and opinions of some of the most respected military historians working today.

"The great crusade" /Professor Samuel J. Newland -- "Remember this is an invasion" - Planning and build-up / Dr. Duncan Anderson -- "The great shadow-boxing match" - Deception and intelligence / Dr. Christina J. M. Goulter -- "A very lofty perch" - Allied high command / Dr. Stephen A. Hart -- "Throw them back" - German planning and command / Professor Dennis Showalter -- "In the air, on the ground, and in the factories" - Air power / Professor Williamson Murray -- "The greatest military armada ever launched" - Operation NEPTUNE / Dr. Andrew Gordon -- "A visitor to hell" - On the beaches / Professor Williamson Murray -- "Blood upon the risers" - Airborne / Professor Allan R. Millett -- "Their road will be long and hard" - The push inland / Ronald J. Drez -- "With unbelieving eyes" - The German experience / Professor Russell Hart -- "Much the greatest thing we have ever attempted" - OVERLORD and beyond / Dr. David I. Hall -- "The eyes of the world" - Commemoration and memorial / Carlo D'Este.