When young Richard Langley salvages, against all odds, the doomed Landing Craft that becomes known as Bloody Norah, little does he realize that in just a year?s time both of them will be involved in the greatest combined sea and air assault in history....Back in Britain, the preparations for Operation Overlord are being finalized. Crucial to the effort will be the dawn landing on Normandy beach, codenamed Sword, and the capture of a fortified chateau under the command of the ruthless Captain Franz Engel.....Success hinges on the contribution of Patrick Ward?s gilder units, Langley and Bloody Norah, and the reconnaissance gathered by nurse turned SOE agent Suzi Jones.....The countdown has begun to their appointment with destiny on the 6th June 1944. D-Day.