ZOOM- 80 Years Ago: D-Day, June 6, 1944

This program will only be available on Zoom.

One of the decisive days of our time, in a war that did not start in 1939, but 1914.  A conflict that marked the demise of the European colonial powers as the arbiters of global domination.  For the two big winners of the war will be the United States and the Soviet Union.  Only it is the latter which will do the vast majority of the fighting to defeat the German Army, not the Western Allies.  Yet, the significance of Normandy lies not in merely serving Hitler his eviction notice from Western Europe; but, in addition, those who risked life and limb at Normandy won the first big battle of the Cold War. Join us as we explore what happened on D-Day.

Mark Albertson is the historical research editor for the Army Aviation magazine, and the historian for the Army Aviation Association of America. He has taught classes on military history at Norwalk Community College as well as the Lifetime Learners Institute. Albertson has authored several books on military history.

Like all Southbury Public Library programs, this event is free to attend and open to anyone regardless of town of residency. Registration is required. This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Southbury Public Library. For more information about this program, please email Rebecca at rrandall@biblio.org or call the reference desk at 203-262-0626 ext 2.