For German soldiers on the Normandy coast, D-Day was not just the beginning of the Allied invasion. It was the moment the ...

This year being the 80th anniversary of World War II's conclusion is as good a time as any to visit its European battlegrounds. In March, my dad and I made the trip to tour, via car, the D-Day (June 6 ...

Omaha Beach was supposed to fall quickly. Instead, it turned into a slaughter. Pinned down by machine guns, mines, and concrete bunkers, entire units were frozen in place. Then one infantry officer ...

It looks almost like any other beach. The sand is tan, smooth and fine. The surf is rough as the waves roll in raining spray into the foggy mist along the shoreline. A few yards inland the hills are ...