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The Battle of Normandy, as told through the memories of civilian witnesses 80 years later
Women sit among the ruins of Magny-en-Bessin (Calvados), Normandy, in October 1944, after the Battle of Normandy. AFP Eighty years ago, at the end of June 1944, the Battle of Normandy was at its height. Can a topical event such as the commemoration of …