Allied casualties, though light for such a decisive achievement, were many: at least 10,000 on D-Day itself (including 4,414 dead), of whom 2,700 were British and 6,600 American. German casualties ...

Echoing other analysts, New York Times opinion columnist Thomas L. Friedman wrote: "What happened in the Oval Office on (Feb.

The barges have road spans longer than football fields that could enable rapid deployment beyond heavily defended beaches.

CHILLING pictures showing China’s giant D-Day style invasion barges have fuelled fears that they are preparing to invade Taiwan. The giant troop-carrying barges are capable of delivering ...

But on D-Day it was one of the first ships of the British and Allied invasion force that unleashed fury on the forces of Nazi Germany that lay just across the Channel. If the invasion was ...

For two young researchers, Lam Ping-yu’s WWII documents reveal Hong Kong’s historical role and the importance of curiosity ...

On the Allied invasion of France, following the D-Day landings ... ... by the end of the day, 150,000 men had managed to get ashore, and a firm foothold had been ...

looks on during a commemorative ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the World War II D-Day Allied landings in Normandy, at the World War II British Normandy Memorial of Ver-sur-Mer ...

Although there were heavy Allied casualties ... is collectively known as the D-Day Beaches. Visitors can tour the approximately 50-mile stretch of sand and pop by a number of museums, memorials ...