Shortly after midnight on June 6, 1944, the largest-ever armada of ships, troops, planes and tanks in history ... beaches ...

History, nostalgia and the lure of the Gallic way of life are all brought into sharp focus on a visit to friends in Normandy ...

Follow the Allies as they land on the Normandy coast on 6 June 1944, that will forever be known as D-Day, and then track their hard fought campaign to liberate Paris.

Over three million service personnel were involved and it all hinged on the success of the Normandy Landings on ... undertaken in the course of human history.

Thanks to its proximity to Paris, Normandy makes for an easy daytrip that's especially popular with travelers interested in seeing Monet's house and gardens or the D-Day Beaches. But if you only ...