D-Day Remembered

The set includes 4 documentaries on 2 discs with numerous bonus features. "The True Glory" is an Academy Award winning documentary account of the Allied invasions in Europe during WWII. Compiled from the footage shot by nearly 1400 cameramen, it opens as the assembled allied forces plan and train for the D-Day invasion, then covers all the major events of the war to the fall of Berlin. With an introduction by Dwight D. Eisenhower, this is a must have for any DVD collection. The set also features "Prelude to War", a famous propaganda piece used as a US Army training film in WWII. "D-Day:Invasion of Normandy" is a documentary that delves into the intricacies of planning D-Day. "The Battle of France" is a detailed depiction of the American 82nd and 101st airborne divisions dropping into the Cotentin Peninsula, as well as the American 1st division at Omaha Beach. The bonus features include authentic newsreels, classic wartime cartoons, short films, and much more.