{"product_id":"when-the-sea-came-alive-an-oral-history-of-d-day-9781668027820","title":"When the Sea Came Alive: An Oral History of D-Day","description":"\u003cb\u003eA\u003ci\u003e NEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER - \"Absolutely gripping.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e - \"A masterpiece of oral history...stirring, surprising, grim, joyous, moving, and always riveting.\" --Evan Thomas\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Only Plane in the Sky \u003c\/i\u003eand Pulitzer Prize finalist for \u003ci\u003eWatergate\u003c\/i\u003e comes the most complete and up-to-date account of D-Day--the largest seaborne invasion in history and the moment that secured the Allied victory in World War II--featuring hundreds of eyewitness accounts.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJune 6, 1944--known to us all as D-Day--is one of history's greatest and most unbelievable military triumphs. The surprise sunrise landing of more than 150,000 Allied troops on the beaches of occupied northern France is one of the most consequential days of the 20th century. Now, Pulitzer Prize finalist Garrett M. Graff, historian and author of \u003ci\u003eThe Only Plane in the Sky \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eWatergate\u003c\/i\u003e, brings them all together in a one-of-a-kind, bestselling oral history that explores this seminal event in vivid, heart-pounding detail. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe story begins in the opening months of the 1940s, as the Germany army tightens its grip across Europe, seizing control of entire nations. The United States, who has resolved to remain neutral, is forced to enter the conflict after an unexpected attack by the Japanese at Pearl Harbor. For the second time in fifty years, the world is at war, with the stakes higher than they've ever been before. Then in 1943, Allied leaders Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill meet in Casablanca to discuss a new plan for victory: a coordinated invasion of occupied France, led by General Dwight D. Eisenhower. Failure is not an option. Over the next eighteen months, the large-scale action is organized, mobilizing soldiers across Europe by land, sea, and sky. And when the day comes, it is unlike anything the world has ever seen. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThese moments and more are seen in real time. A visceral, page-turning drama told through the eyes of those who experienced them--from soldiers, nurses, pilots, children, neighbors, sailors, politicians, volunteers, photographers, reporters and so many more, \u003ci\u003eWhen the Sea Came Alive\u003c\/i\u003e \"is the sort of book that is smart, inspiring, and powerful--and adds so much to our knowledge of what that day was like and its historic importance forever\" (Chris Bohjalian)--an unforgettable, fitting tribute to the men and women of the Greatest Generation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGarrett M. Graff has spent two decades covering politics, technology, and national security. Today, he's a columnist for \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, where he writes on leadership, serves as the director of cyber initiatives at the Aspen Institute, and hosts the history podcast, \u003ci\u003eLong Shadow\u003c\/i\u003e, which received a 2024 Edward R. Murrow Award. The former editor of \u003ci\u003ePOLITICO Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e and a longtime contributor to \u003ci\u003eWIRED\u003c\/i\u003e and CNN, he's written for publications like \u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eForeign Affairs\u003c\/i\u003e, and authored nine books--including the #1 national bestseller \u003ci\u003eThe Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of 9\/11\u003c\/i\u003e, the FBI history \u003ci\u003eThe Threat Matrix\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRaven Rock \u003c\/i\u003e(about the government's Cold War Doomsday plans), and the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestsellers \u003ci\u003eWhen the Sea Came Alive \u003c\/i\u003e(an oral history of D-Day) and \u003ci\u003eWatergate: A New History\u003c\/i\u003e, which\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ewas a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in History.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Avid Reader Press \/ Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51324610478354,"sku":"9781668027820","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_6a5f3a94-a55c-4445-99ae-cebaf865fafc.jpg?v=1748687918","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/when-the-sea-came-alive-an-oral-history-of-d-day-9781668027820","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}