There are so many stories of heroism involved in the massive operation overlord, among them the extraordinary story of the little known first Canadian parachute battalion. The lightly armed Canadians were among the first allied soldiers to hit the ground in France.
Three classic episodes of The History Guy about how the Christmas season survives even tragedy.
The “Great Sedition Trial” uncovered shocking connections at the time with the German reich that we were fighting, and challenged the idea that the nation was of a single mind during the war. It also challenged exactly how far the national commitment to freedom of speech and opinion reached, especially in extraordinary times.