June 6th 1944: The 1st Irish Free State Division wades ashore on Omaha beach with US forces.

It is October 1943, and following a car accident, Eamonn De Valera is dead. Ireland’s young new Taoiseach, Sean Lemass, meets with the US ambassador and makes a decision that will transform the nation’s destiny.

You can read “Sharp turn on the Rock Road” here.