An epic battle that involved 156,000 men, D-Day was nonetheless a tale of individual heroics, and here Giles Milton narrates the events of June 6th, 1944 through the tales of survivors from all sides, with some of the memorable figures including a teenage Allied conscript, a stalwart German defender, the Panzer Commander's wife, a chauffeur to the General Staff, and a French resistance fighter. From the military architects at Supreme Headquarters to the young schoolboy in the Wehrmacht's bunkers, Milton's vast canvas reveals "the longest day" as never before, laying bare the courage and the absolute terror of those caught in the crossfire of Operation Overlord.