When the Sea Came Alive - The Oral History of D-Day

A new, complete portrait in time for the 80th anniversary commemorations [...] Graff uses a wide array and diversity of voices that give a fuller picture of the lead-up to the invasion, as well as the fighting itself... His skills at sifting through the accounts and documents propel the action throughout the book. [...] A testimony to the value in preserving memories from grand historical events, demonstrating how much can be unearthed from even the most familiar stories.>

About the author

Bestselling historian and Pulitzer Prize finalist Garrett M. Graff has spent nearly two decades covering politics, technology, and national security, and is now recognized as one of America's most prolific and wide-ranging journalists and historians. He is the former editor of POLITICO Magazine, a regular writer for publications from Rolling Stone to Esquire to the Washington Post, a contributor to WIRED and CNN, and a regular voice and analyst on NPR, PBS NewsHour and the History Channel. He is the author of a half-dozen award-winning books, including the international bestseller The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of 9/11.

Product details

• Authors: Garrett M Graff, Garrett M. Graff, Graff Garrett M.
• Publisher: Conran Octopus Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 22.05.2025
• EAN: 9781800962194
• ISBN: 978-1-80096-219-4
• No. of pages: 448
• Dimensions: 126 mm x 196 mm x 46 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > 20th century (up to 1945); Oral History, France, HISTORY / Military / General, military history, HISTORY / Europe / France, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / 20th Century, British & Irish history, United Kingdom, Great Britain, War and defence operations, War & defence operations, Normandy Beaches, History / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / European Theater