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Historian Marks 75th Anniversary Of D-Day: The Largest Seaborne Invasion In History

American troops helping their injured friends from a dinghy after the landing ship they were on was hit by enemy fire during the Allied invasion of France on D-Day. (Fox Photos/Getty Images)
American troops helping their injured friends from a dinghy after the landing ship they were on was hit by enemy fire during the Allied invasion of France on D-Day. (Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Historian James Holland (@James1940), author of “Normandy ’44: D-Day and the Battle for France,” joins Here & Now’s Robin Young to discuss the 75th anniversary of the largest seaborne invasion in history.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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