25th Anniversary of D-Day
On June 6, 1944. the greatest fighting force the world has ever seen left the harbours of England to invade the German-occupied fortress of Europe.
Robert Reid , a former War Correspondent, tells the story, with the help of some of his old colleagues, of the commanders and men who fought the battle
Field-Marshal Viscount Montgomery of Alamein introduces the programme with a specially recorded prologue Produced by Steve Allen
A BBC Sound Archives production