Northern Ireland D-Day links connecting young people to the past

One of the exercises set for pupils is to rank, in terms of importance, the different types of military preparation done ahead of 6 June 1944.

Many select the reconnaissance work used to prepare a battle plan.

Others choose the false propaganda that suggested the Allies were likely to attack further north, near Calais.

And they listen intently to the elaborate ways the Germans were fooled, including the positioning of fake inflatable tanks that looked real from the air.

However, alongside these grand tales, Mr Charles makes sure to teach the human cost of this war.

On both sides, huge numbers of people were killed.