"As far as the cinematic recollections of D-Day and the following campaign are concerned, "Saving Private Ryan" and "Band of Brothers" continued the US media's tradition of minimising the contribution of other Allies (not only the British, but also the Canadians, French, etc.)..."

That's a little unfair since those two movies were about specific American units and issues rather than the whole invasion. While a movie like The Longest Day could have acknowledged British, Canadian and French contributions more, they were hardly ignored.

Dang, here I am defending Hollywood's interpretation of something! Heaven knows they'd change Henry the VIIIth to an American if they thought it would improve the box office.

For what little it's worth, the Americans provided the largest single portion of the manpower (I think the Canadians deserve to be counted on their own) and most of the material.

That said, I hope you'll all forgive me for commenting on the trivial. The invasion was a risky, magnificant accomplishment that wouldn't have been possible without the contributions of all the allies; everyone involved should be equally proud and we should all be grateful.