D-Day: Normandy 1944 (Short 2014)

D-Day: Normandy 1944: Directed by Pascal Vuong. With Tom Brokaw, François Cluzet, Glynis Loizeau, Blanche de Saint-Phalle. Allied forces invade Normandy on June 6, 1944.

“I am fascinated by WW2 and have read a lot of books on the topic and watched quite a few documentaries and movies. I have also visited a few of the sites featured in this program.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThis title is excellent, for many reasons.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIt has a unique approach and is easy to understand and that for me is so important.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe drone footage gives an excellent perspective on the areas where the battles were fought.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe CGI footage is very good and gives you a real sense that you are there, witnessing events unfold.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eI also liked the graphics, which made it simple to understand how the different armies made progress (or not) throughout the battle.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe chronological account makes it easy to understand the events.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAll-in-all, I really enjoyed this and just wish the producers could make one of these for other major WW2 battles.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIf I was a history teacher, Iu0026#39;d show this to my pupils as itu0026#39;s an excellent documentary to pique oneu0026#39;s interest and from there you can delve deeper into the subject.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThanks and well done to all involved.”