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The book wisely includes the voices of Norman villagers. For them, the sea "coming alive" sounded like the end of the world. One old woman, interviewed in the 1980s, remembered the pre-dawn silence being shattered by a roar "louder than the tide at its peak." She thought the English Channel had risen up to swallow the devil.
If you are using this book for a personal study or book club, consider these approaches suggested by the official publisher guide When the Sea Came Alive: The Oral History of D-Day When The Sea Came Alive