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 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.
I hope that this book will both serve to pass on the message of those who
experienced these battles and the occupation first-hand and also interest the
younger generations as they learn of the high price paid for Freedom.
Such are my wishes as, on behalf of the Normandy Landings Committee, it is my
pleasure to give my support to this initiative.
Admiral Brac de la Perriere