The destroyers of the naval armada prepared for the Normandy landings played a vital role in the battles on the beaches. Furthermore, without destroyer support, particularly on Omaha Beach, the infantry landings on D-Day would have failed and the Allies would have been defeated. Stephen E. Ambrose's D-Day follows the landings on the Normandy coast of Calvados from the pre-planning phases through the invasion and up to D-Day plus one, one day after the Normandy landings. The first two chapters cover the fighters in a general way before moving on to the location of the landing and why it was chosen. From there, Mr. Ambrose moves on to planning the operation and preparing for it. This discussion of preparation leads to a chapter on the task-specific training soldiers receive. Then Ambrose discusses the numerous briefings the troops were subjected to before the invasion was even launched and then writes about the process behind General Eisenhower's decision to launch the invasion. Once the actual invasion begins, Ambrose uses oral history accounts from men from both Utah Beach and Omaha Beach to tell the story of how the day went. The end of the book is about the British and Canadians at Gold Beach and Sword Beach, as well as the actions of the British airborne units. Finally, Ambrose concludes his book with an overview of the Allied forces at the end of June 6, 1944. During the Normandy landings, particularly at Omaha Beach, the destroyers of the Allied army played a vital role and prevented the invasion of Normandy. becoming an unprecedented defeat. To fully understand the importance of the destroyer action at Omaha Beach, halfway through the card we lost the allies at Omaha Beach and perhaps cost them the invasion. This can first be seen through the crucial location of Omaha Beach and how, when all seemed lost, destroyers were released to provide fire to the beach defenses, destroying much of it. Secondly, the above support was crucial in moving troops further inland and in clearing the cliffs of enemy positions and artillery observers. Finally, the fire support that the destroyers provided to the troops on the beaches inspired them to move forward, thus indirectly helping to secure a beachhead and give the troops the confidence to move inland, knowing that they would quickly have artillery on target if they needed it. . Therefore, without destroyer support, particularly at Omaha Beach, the infantry landings on D-Day would have failed and the Allies would have been defeated.