“This operation is not being planned with any alternatives. This operation is planned as a victory, and that’s the way it’s going to be. We’re going down there, and we’re throwing everything we have into it, and we’re going to make it a success.ʺ – General Dwight D Eisenhower
This operation, “Operation Overlord” involved 150,000 troops landing along a sixty mile stretch of beaches in Normandy, France.