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20: Getting through D-Day – Giles Milton talks Eisenhower, Pegasus Bridge and Rommel


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Welcome to the Oldie's June Podcast.

D-Day took place 75 years ago on the 6th June. It was the largest invasion in military history. 7,000 vessels, 156,000 personnel and 1,200 planes and gliders were involved.

Historian and bestselling author of D-Day: The Soldiers' Story Giles Milton, who has penned a piece for us about the soldiers' experiences on the day for this month's magazine talks to The Oldie's Editorial Assistant, Ferdie Rous.

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