Artifacts are tangible objects to our past with each of them telling its
own story. What can we learn from the various objects which were used
during the D-Day Landings in Normandy on June 6, 1944? What is the
significance of the dummy tanks used to confuse German reconnaissance
planes? How did the use of aluminum foil help to make the landings a
success? 101 carefully selected artifacts tell the story of the day that
changed history. Each object will be explained by historians, curators,
and even visitors admiring these objects in various museums, thus giving
the objects a personal dimension.