Normandy: the Sailors' StoryThe first account of the Allied navies' vital contribution to the success of the D Day landings and the Normandy campaign. The Allied liberation of Nazi occupied Europe is one of the most widely recognised events of modern history. The assault phase, Operation Neptune, began with the D Day landings in Normandyone of the most complex amphibious operations in history, involving 7,000 ships and nearly 200,000 men. Despite this immense effort, the wider