Special edition signed by the author Jeff Stoffer.
 
Simone Renaud bridged an ocean. In the early morning darkness of June 6, 1944, the wife of the Ste. Mere-Eglise Mayor Alexandre Renaud bore witness to freedom’s salvation. In the days and weeks that followed, as the U.S. wounded and dead passed before her eyes, she made a simple vow that would last the rest of her life, and beyond. “Never Forget.”
 
Mother of Normandy contains over 160 pictures and maps and was produced as a companion piece to the Mother of Normandy documentary film. This inspiring ebook includes Madame Renaud’s poems, letters sent to the Renauds from American families in the postwar years and powerful first-person accounts of the bloodiest small-arms battle in World War II.
 
It also shares the heartwarming story of how the citizens of Locust Valley, NY came to the aid of a recovering France by launching a nationwide program called Operation Democracy. Mother of Normandy takes an in-depth look at some of the people featured in the film, including D-Day veterans Col. Edward Krause, Gen. Teddy Roosevelt Jr., Capt. John Garrabrandt, and Pvt. John Steele, who was made famous by the blockbuster film, The Longest Day.
 
English Edition