In this episode of D-Day in Color, veterans reflect on the experience of the Invasion and establishment of Allied forces in Normandy, France, during Operation Overlord in WW2. Their intimate first-hand accounts explore those decisive yet perilous days that proved crucial to the outcome of the Second World War. Their recollections are intertwined with vivid color archival film footages that illustrate the reality of battle, the complexity of human emotions and the sacrifices that were made in the fateful summer of 1944. Narration by British actor John Hurt.