Follow historian James Holland, and US Special Ops veteran and emergency medicine expert Dr Mike Simpson, as they immerse themselves in all things D-Day; the years of preparation; the planning; the day itself; and, most gruelling, and compelling of all - the 76 days that followed, on which the fate of the entire war would rest.

The key to understanding Normandy is the concept of BIG WAR. A combination of planning, production, strategy and guts that would overwhelm the Germans in 1944 and pave the way to victory.

This fresh and original series tours the beaches and wider Normandy battlefield to reveal the scale and complexity of an epic, brutal campaign.