On June 19, 1944, a storm permanently disabled the Mulberry Harbour used by the American armed forces. But Britain’s Mulberry Harbour continued to serve Allied forces for another 10 months as they ...

1944: The invasion of Normandy was as much a triumph of technology as it was a feat of logistics or firepower. That an invasion was coming was well known by everyone, including the Germans. The only ...

The son of a Wigan soldier who stormed ashore in Normandy has made a 30ft model of the floating harbour that was key to the success of the Allied invasion that started on D-Day.

This story was submitted to the People’s War site by Jenny Zmroczek of Norfolk Adult Education’s reminiscence team on behalf of Reg Plumb and has been added to the site with his permission. The author ...

U.S. reinforcements wade through the surf as they land at Normandy in the days following the Allies' D-Day invasion of occupied France in June 1944. The Allies built two offshore ports to supply the ...

The Musée du Débarquement, located on the seafront where one of the most incredible achievements of WWII happened, shows how the prefabricated Mulberry Harbour was constructed. An engineering feat, ...

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Colin Flint is a Distinguished Professor of Political Science at Utah State University. When Allied troops stormed the beaches at Normandy, France, on June 6, 1944 -- a bold invasion of Nazi-held ...

When Allied troops stormed the beaches at Normandy, France on June 6, 1944 – a bold invasion of Nazi-held territory that helped tip the balance of World War II – they were using a remarkable and ...