This 2-part special event features the most critical military operation of World War II. For the 70th anniversary (June 2014), D-DAY: Lost Films presents this iconic battle using newly discovered colour footage, much of which has never been seen. For the first time, viewers can see the largest amphibious assault in history entirely in newly transferred colour HD - 5,000 Allied ships landing over 160,000 soldiers across a 50 mile stretch of Normandy beaches. Despite the name, "D-Day" was not a single day. In the week following June 6, the outcome hung in the balance, with shifting progress and set-backs for both sides. It is estimated that 10,000 men died in combat, the majority during the days after the landing. As Allied forces pushed inland to capture surrounding Nazis-occupied French towns, all were aware the outcome would determine how the war would end.