D-Day: Last Words [DVD] [2021]

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6 June 1944. Canada, Britain and the US storm the Normandy coast to wrestle back Europe from Nazi control. The soldiers call it The Longest Day. We call it D-Day. This unflinching film tells the story of the historic battle through the dramatic recollections of those caught up in the action. The series gives a 360-degree view of the invasion - from a British sailor who laid underwater charges that would blow up German defences, to Canadians, Americans, French resistance fighters and German defenders. Moving interviews are combined with newly discovered footage and dramatic reconstructions that plunge viewers into the heat of battle. Seventy-five years after Canadian, British and US troops stormed the Normandy coast, newly discovered footage, dramatic reconstructions and moving interviews plunge you into the heat of battle in what Winston Churchill called “the most complicated and difficult operation that has ever taken place.” In this resolute World War II documentary, you’ll get a 360-degree view of the June 6, 1944, invasion – from the perspective of a British sailor who laid underwater charges to blow up German defences, to Canadians, Americans, French Resistance fighters and German defenders. An inspiring and keepsake record of their bravery and sacrifice in the fight to liberate Europe from the Nazis.