In week one of our course on D-Day and the Normandy Campaign, historian and broadcaster Taylor Downing explores when, why and how the decision to invade Nazi-occupied Europe was made, setting the scene for the largest amphibious invasion in the history of warfare
Discover more learning from week one of the HistoryExtra Academy course on D-Day and the Normandy Campaign
Churchill and D-Day: did the prime minister oppose the Normandy landings? – reading time 8 mins
Barbarossa and Britain – reading time 9 mins
Podcast: D-Day: everything you wanted to know – listening time 54 mins
When and why did the US get involved in WW2 – reading time 9 mins
