The Normandy landings have spawned hundreds of publications in the last 75 years, but until now, not a single one showed the main landings sites from above. The photographs in this book, taken by François Levalet with the help of a kite form a series of astonishing compositions: a brand new way of seeing the landing beaches and of discovering, from a completely new angle, places you thought you know very well. Yves Buffetaut texts put the photos into perspective, and offer, in a few pages, a very complete overview of the D-Day landings.
The Merville redoubt – The Merville Battery – Pegasus Bridge – The Grand Bunker of Ouistreham – Sword Beach : Hillman position – Sword Beach, Lion-sur-Mer – Sword Beach, Luc-sur-Mer – Juno Beach, Courseulles-sur-Mer – Douvres, the radar site – Gold Beach, la Marefontaine battery – Gold Beach, Meuvaines – Gold Beach, Asnelles – Gold Beach, Arromanches – Gold Beach – The Longues-sur-Mer Battery – The Longues-sur-Mer Semaphore – Omaha Beach, American cemetery – Omaha Beach, Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer – The Pointe du Hoc Battery – Utah – Sainte-Mère-Église – The Azeville Battery – The Crisbecq Battery