Episode 1 | D-Day: The Last Heroes
In the first of a two-part series, historian Dan Snow examines how two years of meticulous planning, espionage and the analysis of millions of three-dimensional aerial photographs helped the Allied forces gain a foothold in northern France.
Tweet- Clip length: 58'58''
- Broadcast year: 2013
- History | World War II | D-Day
Licence: ERA Licence required
UK only
Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
Cannot be adapted
- Provider: BBC
- Channel: BBC One
- Programme: D-Day: The Last Heroes
- Episode: 1
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