Details of the Allied military movements during the invasion of Normandy on an interactive map. Covers a three-month period, beginning with D-day (June 6) and ending with the liberation of Paris in late August.

Photographs of Allied Forces moving north into Italy in 1943, incredible pictures of D-Day and the forces landing in Normandy, and the liberation of Paris in August 1944. Each photograph has a caption which gives it context and a source.

This site from Britannica takes a comprehensive look at the invasion of Normandy. It focuses on the invasion and the fighting as well as on remembering Normandy and the soldiers that fought there.

Discover the many challenges and difficulties the Allies faced on June 6, 1944, as they attacked the beaches of Normandy.

This official site provides a history of D-Day, photos, chronology, and excellent interactive maps.

An informative Question and Answer page on D-Day provided by the BBC on the 60th anniversary of the Normandy invasion.

Ambitious collection of personal accounts of those who participated in the D-Day invasion. These personal accounts bring the war to life.

Professor Richard Holmes examines the 'D-Day Dodgers', a group of Allied servicemen who fought in Italy during the Second World War, and asks whether our obsession with Normandy has distorted history.

Historian Duncan Anderson explores the landing by Allied troops on the beaches of Normandy and discusses how meticulous planning and preparation, good luck, and bold decisions made D-Day a triumph instead of the 'ghastly disaster' it...

This military history essay describes the landing of the United States Army during the Normandy Invasion of June 6, 1944.

This site provides extensive information on the invasion of Omaha Beach.

This article probes the many challenges and difficulties the Allies faced on June 6, 1944, as they attacked the beaches of Normandy.

The History Place presents a number of photographs surrounding the D-Day invasion in 1944. Photos vividly capture the events of that day.

A nicely done Flash animation using a map of Normandy and the beaches where the D-Day invasion took place. You can trace the movement of the Allied armies into Normandy and there is a timeline showing when and what happened. Archived.

A French soldier describes what he saw during the D-Day invasion.

First-hand account of the D-Day invasion from the point of view of a British soldier.

Vivid images of the D-Day invasion are available in this brief photographic slideshow.

Interactive and self-correcting quiz tests your knowledge of the D-Day invasion.

This military history essay describes the landing of the United States Army during the Normandy Invasion of June 6, 1944.

This military history essay describes the landing of the United States Army during the Normandy Invasion of June 6, 1944.

An informative Question and Answer page on D-Day provided by the BBC on the 60th anniversary of the Normandy invasion.

Online exhibition details aspects of Eisenhower's military career, beginning with his days as a West Point cadet. Covers his campaigns in North Africa and Italy, his appointment as Supreme Allied Commander, the Normandy invasion, and his...

Author purports that the Normans landed in a site different from Pevensey and presents interesting evidence to support his claim. There are also links to the Bayeux Tapestry with explanations.

Interactive map of the invasion of Normandy, which commenced on June 6, 1944, D-day.