Scientists with expertise in mud and peat were a key part of planning the Normandy landings in 1944.
One of war photographer Robert Capa’s images shows a wave of troops arriving on the Normandy beaches on D-Day.
Robert Capa via National Museum of American History
A Viking hoard of silver coins and jewellery expands our understanding of French history.
To stage their invasion of Nazi-held France, Allied forces created floating harbors in the English Channel where ships could safely dock to send soldiers and supplies ashore.
Royal Air Force