A mysterious little character can be seen on scene 10 of the famous Bayeux Tapestry. His name is Turold. In this activity booklet, Turold tells you the same story as the one related on the Bayeux Tapestry, from which the 12 scenes reproduced here by Gilles Pivard have been freely inspired.On each page, the illustration contains one or many little Turolds for you to find... You'll need an eagle eye to spot them all! 16 illustrations

Where Is Turold (English and French Edition)

History

PIVARD, Gilles

Europe

Orep Edition & Communication

Alongside their British and Canadian allies, the American troops landed on the Normandy beaches on the 6th of June 1944. Today, their presence in Normandy on D-Day appears as if it were perfectly obvious. The reality behind it is a little more complicated.For indeed, when war broke out in Europe in September 1939, a survey revealed that only 2.5% of Americans were in favor of their country joining the conflict. At the time, the US Army ranked roughly in twentieth position among armed forces across the globe and the nation's economy was as yet to recover from the 1929 crash.On the 7th of December, the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor was to hasten the United States' involvement in the war. In just a few years, the immense war effort deployed by the world's most powerful nation was to irreversibly tip the scales in favor of the Allies.The first American soldiers arrived in Belfast as early as January 1942. By the spring of 1944, 1,700,000 were posted in the United Kingdom. Some of them spent months there before heading for Normandy to contribute towards the liberation of France and Western Europe.First and foremost, this book offers an account of their long journey. It also concentrates on the hostilities that marked the summer of 1944, covering aspects which are often left in the shadows, such as how the army operated out in the field, the day-to-day lives of the GIs, their relationships with the local population or the great burden of the presence of the Americans in Normandy - for by late July, there were three times as many GIs in the Cotentin and Bessin as there were inhabitants!

The Americans in Normandy

Quellien, Jean.

Military

From the decision to land in Normandy up to the closing of the "Falaise Gap" this work describes the different phases of the Battle: strategy, diversion, the multiple operations undertaken, the sectors chosen for landings, the Armed Forces and their missions in each case. Maps trace the Army Corps and units and their advance in the course of the Battle. A concentrated and instructive work on the main stages of the Battle of Normandy.

D-day and Battle of Normandy

Legout, Gerard

Why use an artificial port ? How they were made and assembled, risks and chances, questions and answers to determine and explain this titanic enterprise to produce prefabricated ports.

Arromanches, History of a Harbour

Alain, FERRAND

This book tells the story of an outstanding man, intelligent and determined, who conceived and carried out the most formidable military expedition of his time. Born out of wedlock, in Falaise, Duke of Normandy, then King of England, to which he gave stable institutions, whilst to Normandy he brought economic expansion and unprecedented intellectual excellence. This work portrays him, through the epic story of his life and puts him once again among the great characters of History.

William the Conqueror

Fettu, Annie

An excellent map showing the disposition of the different armies and the progression of the Battle of Normandy. The flip side features a photograph which shows the magnitude of the D-Day landing in Normandy. 

D-day 6th June 1944/ Jour J 6 Juin 1944: The Battle of Normandy/ La Bataille De Normandie (Historical Map/ Carte Historique) (English and French Edition)

OREP

This book presents an impressive inventory of the gigantic efforts employed by the workshops of the Allies to defeat the Germans. Each GI was backed by 12 tons of equipment; for every infantryman, sailor or airman in action in the Battle of Normandy and later in the Battle for France, 10 soldiers were in support behind, to ensure they obtained their objectives with minimum risk, speed and maximum ease. These were the troops of American, British and Canadian War Effort, (behind-the-lines), whose logistics support, made possible the Allied victory of 1945. Not forgotten are the civilians on war-work, 65 million men and women, united in the vast industrial enterprise who together forged the tools of victory.

10 Million Tons For Victory

Benamou, Jean-Pierre

As a good drawing is often better than a thousand explanations, what could be better than a Comic Strip to tell the tale of Operation Overlord and the Allied Landings in Normandy? Without wishing to give a parody of a famous phrase printed by an equally famous newspaper read by young people aged 7 to 70, it is clear that comic strips are read by a very wide public. Bringing together pictures and texts, they are close to both literature and cinema, but are extremely good at being both concise and straight to the point. These are surely the reasons why they are read with great interest by children, teenagers, parents and grandparents alike. This book will both serve to pass on the message of those who experienced these battles and the occupation firsthand and also interest the younger generations as they learn of the high price paid for Freedom.

6th June - Overlord

KIT/SAINT-MICHEL, MM

Comics & Graphic Novels

In Great Britain, it only took two years to design and make two artificial harbors which were code-named "Mulberry B" (British) and "A" (American). The selected elements were manufactured during the last six months before the Normandy landings. The Arromanches harbor (Mulberry B), started to be assembled on 7th June 1944. It was used until 19th November 1944. This port was the British answer to many problems. The allies could not rely on the main ports, which would have been quickly jammed by the allied supplies. What is more, on these beaches the tide, soft grounds and bad weather conditions could have prevented them from supplying their troops efficiently.  

Le Port D'arromanches: Normandy 1944 (Memory 44)

COLLECTIF

On the 6th of June 1944, after aerial and naval bombings of unparalleled violence, the allied troops boarded the barges that took them to their respective beachheads where the Germans troops, entrenched behind the "Atlantic Wall", were laying in wait...Throughout the preparation of the D-Day landings, and during the terrible land, sea and aerial combat that was to bathe Normandy in blood and fire, troops of all nationalities demonstrated the most outstanding courage and determination and abnegation... Here is the story of a few of them in this book specifically designed for children.

The D-day Heroes

Bousquet, Patrick

Teen & Young Adult

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