World War II Day by Day explains in simple terms why the war started and how it was fought in different theaters across the world. Day-by-day entries describe how events unfolded, while pictures show what it was like to be there. Boxes highlight key moments and individuals, and eyewitness accounts add a personal voice to the story. D-Day is a detailed account of the planning and execution of history's greatest amphibious invasion. On June 6, 1944, after years of preparation, Allied paratroopers and glider troops landed in France while a vast fleet put hundreds of thousands more troops ashore on the beaches: Omaha, Utah, Sword, Gold, and Juno. The book tells the stories of the landing on each beach and how the landing forces fought to break out of Normandy and push east, toward Germany itself.