D-Day 70th Anniversary Special Issue

Features

Target: Sainte-Mere-Eglise
In Normandy on the night of June 5/6, 1944, the U.S. 82nd Airborne Division overcame countless SNAFUs to take a key village. Flint Whitlock

Blue & Gray at Omaha Beach
The U.S. 29th Infantry Division fought its way ashore in Normandy on the bloodiest of D-Day beaches. Major General Michael Reynolds 

Glider Assault on Pegasus Bridge
A bold British glider assault seized a pair of vital bridges in the early hours of D-Day. Christopher Miskimon

“We’ll Start the War from Here”

Brigadier General Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., made a fateful D-Day decision on Utah Beach, as troops of the 4th Infantry Division poured ashore. Roy Morris Jr.

Against All Odds
The men of Rudder’s Rangers had a suicidal D-Day mission: knock out the Germans’ big guns atop Pointe du Hoc. Patrick J. O’Donnell

“Canadian Fishes” Storm the Beach
The Canadian 3rd Infantry Division paid a heavy price to ensure victory on D-Day. Herb Kugel

D-Day Dilemma
General Ridgway needed an armored force to help him hold Ste. Mere Eglise. But could he rely on its commander? Kevin M. Hymel

Columns

Editorial
Remembering a mighty endeavor. Flint Whitlock

From Roundup to Overlord
Cossac staff, under Lt. Gen. Frederick E. Morgan, studied every aspect of a cross-Channel invasion of the Continent, and eventually chose Normandy. Michael D. Hull 

Pre-Invasion Bombardment
RAF and AAF bombers paved the way for Allied troop landings on D-Day. Sam McGowan

Mission Critical: Weather
Complex weather patterns and varied Allied forecasting techniques posed challenges that were overcome prior to D-Day. Gene E. Pfeffer