Normandy Swing

Each war has its sound track. Here newsreel and frontline footage from both German and Allied soldiers are mixed with the sounds of the dance hall. While men fought in France, at home many people got on with their lives and made music.

How did people who fought and witnessed fighting leave that behind to be normal and do normal things, like going to a dance?

When you think of the Twin Towers, Iraq, Beslan and Afghanistan, what music makes your toes tap?