Take advantage of LiDAR technology to re-create the landscape of D-Day.

D-Day 360 | Full Episode Stories of Service

Premiered May 27, 2014
D-Day 360 | Full Episode

D-Day was a logistical effort on a scale never seen before or since. On the day itself, 3,000 planes dropped 23,000 airborne troops behind German lines.This film takes advantage of LiDAR technology to re-create the landscape and allow viewers to switch effortlessly between the macro and the micro, pulling back for the big picture and zooming in to a close-up of a single soldier on the battlefield.

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Stories of Service

PBS has joined efforts with trusted public media partners to bring you Stories of Service, a multi-platform initiative that unites powerful stories and conversations around one of our country's most resilient communities: our military veterans.

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