International Churchill Society UK

Illustrated presentations from the 21st International Churchill Conference 2004

This highly memorable double disc DVD set commemorates the D-Day 60th anniversary celebrations coordinated by the International Churchill Society. Pre-eminent veterans and historians present compelling first-hand accounts and narrative on one of the most important events of the twentieth century. The role and influence of Churchill was crucial; but Operation Overlord would not have been possible without the tireless work of many thousands of ordinary men, women, soldiers, sailors and airmen.

DISC ONE:

Geoff Barkway: First Ashore - by glider to Pegasus Bridge
Robin Brodhurst: Churchill's involvement in D-Day
Celia Sandys: Churchill's Leadership
David Ramsay: Admiral Ramsay and Operation 'Neptune'
Lady Soames: With Churchill at the Potsdam Conference

DISC TWO:

Frank Rosier: An ordinary soldier in Normandy on D-Day
Jack Cross: The experience of a young Royal Marine coxswain
David Reynolds: The events leading up to 'Overlord'
General Milnor Roberts: Bloody Omaha
Field Marshall Lord Bramall: A young officer in Normandy
Fanny Hugill: A Wren officer who worked for Admiral Ramsay
David Stafford: SOE Insights into the tense days before 'Overlord'

Region Code: PAL