Memorial Day on American History TV: D-Day 75th Anniversary

by NinaShelton

C-SPAN3's American History TV
Memorial Day Programming
D-Day 75th Anniversary

**************************************************************************************************

7:05am ET: U.S. Soldiers on D-Day
John McManus talked about his book, The Dead and Those About to Die: D-Day - The Big Red One at Omaha Beach. He told the story of the U.S. Army's 1st Infantry Division, nicknamed "The Big Red One," and how they were the first combat soldiers to storm the French beaches on June 6th, 1944. The Eisenhower Institute at Gettysburg College and the Dwight D. Eisenhower Society co-hosted this event in commemoration of D-Day's 75th anniversary.

LIVE 8am - 10pm ET: D-Day 75th Anniversary
This Memorial Day, American History TV & the Washington Journal simulcast a live viewer call-in program to mark the 75th anniversary of the World War II invasion of Normandy, France, which took place June 6, 1944. That day, 160,000 Allied troops attacked along a 50-mile stretch of coastline defended by German forces. Despite suffering more than 9,000 casualties, by day's end the Allies had gained a foothold on French soil. Our guests talk about their D-Day books and answer viewer questions:

8am ET - Alex Kershaw, author of "The First Wave: The D-Day Warriors Who Led The Way to Victory in WWII." He joins us LIVE from the National D-Day Memorial in Bedford, Virginia.

9:15am ET - Mary Louise Roberts, author of "D-Day Through French Eyes: Normandy 1944." She describes the invasion's impact and its aftermath on the French.

10am ET: Reel America: "Normandy, the Airborne Invasion of Fortress Europe" - 1944
Produced by the U.S. Army Air Forces, this film details the planning, training, combat operations, and after-battle summaries of the airborne forces who dropped into Normandy, France on June 6, 1944.

American History TV. All weekend - every weekend. Only on C-SPAN3.