Benedict Cumberbatch reads the D-Day midnight news Benedict Cumberbatch reads part of the original radio news script from 6 June, 1944. See the original midnight news script from 6 June, 1944.

David did not learn about D-Day sitting at his grandfather's knee; he learned about it researching and writing "Eisenhower at War," which was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize.

They parachuted behind enemy lines hours before D-Day, and fought off Nazi troops to secure bridges and roadways for Allied invading forces.