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