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Handout
ibiblio

Ibiblio: A Prayer for Overlord, a Commentary

For Students 9th - 10th
This commentary summarizes the Normandy Invasion, from its plan to its execution, intertwined with passages of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's prayer to the nation on June 6, 1944.
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Primary
BBC

Bbc: "I Saw British Bombs and Knew It Was War"

For Students 9th - 10th
The events of D-Day unfold through the eyes of a German soldier.
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Handout
BBC

Bbc: History: Archeology: D Day: The Untold Story

For Students 9th - 10th
An underwater archaeologist writes about the landings that took place at Omaha Beach and how the best laid plans went very wrong.
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PPT
Google Cultural Institute

Google Cultural Institute: The Americans at the Heart of the Battle of Normandy

For Students 9th - 10th
Detailed multimedia account of the intensive training, preparation, and eventual Allied invasion of Normandy during World War II.
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Graphic
Curated OER

U.s. Infantrymen Wade From Landing Craft Toward Omaha Beach, D Day, June 6, 1944

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides extensive information on the invasion of Omaha Beach.
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Website
Curated OER

National Park Service: Eisenhower National Historic Site: Military Career

For Students 9th - 10th
Online exhibition details aspects of Eisenhower's military career, beginning with his days as a West Point cadet. Covers his campaigns in North Africa and Italy, his appointment as Supreme Allied Commander, the Normandy invasion, and his...
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Graphic
Curated OER

Artillery Positions Set Up Soon After Landing

For Students 9th - 10th
The events of D-Day are described by an American soldier. Article also includes a video interview with the soldier.
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eBook
The History Place

The History Place: The Defeat of Hitler: 1939 1945: Quest for a Nazi Empire

For Students 9th - 10th
A 20-chapter book on the history of Nazi Germany over the course of the Second World War.
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Handout
Other

Historic Missourians: Omar N. Bradley

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive biography of World War II general Omar Bradley.
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Article
Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Normandy, 1944

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Britannica takes a comprehensive look at the invasion of Normandy. It focuses on the invasion and the fighting as well as on remembering Normandy and the soldiers that fought there.
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Article
Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Normandy, 1944:omaha Beach

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides extensive information on the invasion of Omaha Beach.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Map Showing the Allied Advance in Normandy

For Students 9th - 10th
This article probes the many challenges and difficulties the Allies faced on June 6, 1944, as they attacked the beaches of Normandy.
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Interactive
Quia

Quia: World War Ii Chronology Europe

For Students 9th - 10th
World War II Chronology: put these events in chronological order.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Unknown Soldier's Grave on a Normandy Beach

For Students 9th - 10th
An informative Question and Answer page on D-Day provided by the BBC on the 60th anniversary of the Normandy invasion.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Bbc: In Pictures: Operation Overlord

For Students 9th - 10th
Vivid images of the D-Day invasion are available in this brief photographic slideshow.
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Article
BBC

Bbc: The Battle for Normandy

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover the many challenges and difficulties the Allies faced on June 6, 1944, as they attacked the beaches of Normandy.

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