D-Day: Code Name Overlord

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In its first light on the 6th of June, 1944, D-Day. On this day, the Allies launched the largest combined land, air and sea operation ever from Southern England to liberate Europe from Hitler and Nazi oppression. Code named Overlord, the entire operation was a tremendous gamble. The element of surprise was paramount and through a tangle of intrigue, the German high command was led to believe the invasion would occur not at Normandy, but at Calais, only twenty miles from England across the narrow Strait of Dover. This DVD documentary tells the compelling story of the Normandy Invasion and includes rare color footage from the George Stevens Collection at the Library of Congress.
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  • Actor: n/a
  • AspectRatio: 1.33:1
  • AudienceRating: NR (Not Rated)
  • Binding: DVD
  • Director: n/a
  • EAN: 9780741104502
  • ISBN: 0741104504
  • Label: Timeless Media Group
  • Manufacturer: Timeless Media Group
  • MPN: 62003
  • NumberOfDiscs: 1
  • NumberOfItems: 1
  • OriginalReleaseDate: 1998-01-01
  • ProductGroup: DVD
  • ProductTypeName: ABIS_DVD
  • Publisher: Timeless Media Group
  • RegionCode: 1
  • ReleaseDate: 2001-07-17
  • Studio: Timeless Media Group
  • TheatricalReleaseDate: 1998
  • UPC: 113016200330
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Operation Overlord: WWII Invasion of Europe2008-10-03
If you are looking for the one DVD that will tell the story of Operation Overlord, you can't do better than this one. It not only shows what really happened during the invasion of Europe, but the narration accompanying the pictures tells the story, the background and the details. I have many DVDs about this subject, but this is the ONLY one I would recommend as the last word in total coverage.
Comprehensive And Complete.2008-04-29
The material is very well organized and narrated. It does a great job describing the strategy, tactics, and outcome of the operations described in it's three 1-hour chapters: "The Buildup; The Invasion; The Breakout". After seen this, you should need no other reference source for this topic. NOTES: Much of the documentary is based on old B&W footage I have never seen (I.e. not in "The World At War"). And the video quality is only adequate. There is some extra material related to WW2, but not to D-Day.
Thorough and Insightful2002-11-22
I love military history documentaries and have watched about 40 of them on the History and Discovery Channels. I bought this one because I can re-watch segments of it without getting tired of it. Its extensive (3 hours) but not boring. Its in black and white but it feels modern. It is well narrated, accurate and very thorough. I especially like the coverage of the invasion planning, which starts 2 years earlier. Its depiction of the operation to convince the Germans that Calais was the real target was excellent.
DDay Code Name Overlord2001-04-30
If you love DDay history then this DVD is one to keep on your mantel. I can watch over and over again. It's three hrs long and it will keep your interest the whole time. It begins with the build up of the Atlantic Wall all the way to the surrender of Germany.