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D-Day Through French Eyes
Normandy 1944
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A gripping account of what it was like to be in the midst of the Norman Invasion on D-Day and immediately afterward.
Silent parachutes dotting the night sky—that’s how one woman in Normandy in June 1944 learned that the D-Day invasion was underway. Though they yearned for liberation, the people of Normandy steeled themselves for further warfare, knowing that their homes, land, and fellow citizens would have to bear the brunt of the attack.
In D-Day Through French Eyes, Mary Louise Roberts resets our view of the usual stories of that momentous operation, taking readers across the Channel to view the invasion anew. Roberts builds her history from an impressive range of gripping first-person accounts from French citizens, reinvigorating a story we thought we knew. The result is a fresh perspective on the heroism, sacrifice, and achievement of D-Day.
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D-Day Through French Eyes by Mary Louise Roberts offers a new perspective on the D-Day invasion by drawing from French civilians' diaries and memoirs. Critics praise the book for shifting focus from American to French viewpoints, evoking empathy and renewing historical understanding. It highlights both the joy of liberation and the tragic costs, allowing eyewitnesses to vividly convey their complex emotions and experiences.
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ISBN: 9780226821078
Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 03 June 2022
Country: United States
Imprint: University of Chicago Press
Illustration: 2 halftones, 2 line drawings
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 18.0mm
Width: 152.0mm
Height: 229.0mm
Weight: 340g
Pages: 240
About the Author
Mary Louise Roberts is professor of history at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the author of What Soldiers Do: Sex and the American GI in WWII France.
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