{"product_id":"2026200014080-secondhand-my-longest-night-an-eleven-year-old-french-girls-memories-of-d-day","title":"My Longest Night: An Eleven Year Old French Girl's Memories Of D-Day","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Worn\/faded, no tears\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the eve of the greatest military invasion in history, a young French girl witnessed the chaos, terror, and liberation of D-Day from her small Normandy village — and My Longest Night is her extraordinary account. Geneviève Duboscq was just eleven years old on June 6, 1944, when the Allied forces stormed the beaches of Normandy, and her memoir chronicles the harrowing hours she and her family endured as the battle raged around them, blending the innocent perspective of a child with the raw reality of war. Translated by Richard S. Woodward, the narrative captures the thunderous bombardments, the arrival of soldiers, and the profound human moments that unfolded in the shadow of one of history's most decisive days.\n\nWhat makes this memoir so remarkable is its intimate, ground-level perspective — a stark counterpoint to the sweeping military histories that typically dominate accounts of Operation Overlord. Duboscq's voice is both tender and unflinching, illustrating the civilian experience of liberation with a clarity that no battlefield dispatch could replicate. Her story stands as a poignant reminder that behind every strategic triumph lies a landscape of ordinary lives forever altered, leaving the reader to wonder: what does freedom truly cost those who watch it being won?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49160996618459,"sku":"2026200014080-SECONDHAND","price":15.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/10083468-f88f-46c7-b8f7-b8503854bcc1.png?v=1787188701","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200014080-secondhand-my-longest-night-an-eleven-year-old-french-girls-memories-of-d-day","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}