Whitaker Library: World War II Resources: Find sources about D-Day (June 6, 1944)

Find primary sources about D-Day (June 6, 1944)

D-Day: Experiencing the war, 75th Anniversary
The stories of 12 WWII veterans who fought at D-day. This project was created by the Veterans History Project at the Library of Congress.
D-Day Journeys: Personal Geographies of D-Day
Use primary sources to follow four men who fought in the D-Day battle. This project was created by the Veterans History Project at the Library of Congress.
D-Day: Experiencing the war, 70th Anniversary
The stories of 18 WWII veterans who fought at D-day. This project was created by the Veterans History Project at the Library of Congress.
Watch a newsreel used to inform the American public about D-Day
This United News newsreel shows film footage of practice preparations for D-Day.
Complete Radio Broadcast D-Day CBS
Learn how the events of D-Day were reported to the American public in this recording of the CBS D-Day broadcast.
Complete Radio Broadcast D-Day NBC
Learn how the events of D-Day were reported to the American public in this recording of the NBC D-Day broadcast.
General Dwight D. Eisenhower's Order of the Day (1944)
This is a copy of the D-day speech given by General Dwight D. Eisenhower. This paper is found online through the Our Documents project by the National Archives.
Records Relating to D-Day
Find records at the National Archives about D-Day.

Voices of D-Day by Ronald J. Drez (Editor)
Call Number: 940.5421442 V889
ISBN: 0807120812
Publication Date: 1996
First person accounts of the D-Day invasion.

D-Day by Martin Gilbert
Call Number: 940.542142 G465d
ISBN: 0471423408
Publication Date: 2004
"In D-Day, one of the foremost historians of the twentieth century provides an incisive and dramatic account of the strategic planning, in-fighting, invention, deception, and hard labor that led up to that momentous day. Through vivid, firsthand accounts of the battle, Martin Gilbert also captures the horror and heroism of D-Day, from daring paratroop attacks behind enemy lines to grim determination under withering fire on the beachheads."
--From Publisher
The Longest Day by Cornelius Ryan
Call Number: 940.5421 R988L
ISBN: 0671890913
Publication Date: 1994
A book that accounts for the events of D-Day.
Normandy 1944 by Richard Doherty
Call Number: 940.542142 D655n
ISBN: 1862272247
Publication Date: 2004
This book exams how the Allies prepared for D-Day, the events of D-Day, and the campaign by the Allies that caused the Germans to leave France.
The D-Day Atlas by Charles Messenger
ISBN: 9780500291191
Publication Date: 2014
See the events of D-Day unfold through a series of maps.