The Allied forces, led by General Eisenhower, planned a massive invasion of Nazi-occupied France, known as Operation Overlord, which would become the largest land invasion in history. The invasion, code-named D-Day, took place on June 6, 1944, in Normandy, where the Allies faced strong German defenses. The story of the planning and execution of the invasion is told through the words of historian Stephen Ambrose, who recounts the key decisions and events leading up to the invasion.
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