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Juno Beach

Canada's D-Day Victory: June 6, 1944

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Juno Beach

Auteur(s): Mark Zuehlke
Narrateur(s): Steve Kehela
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On June 6, 1944, the greatest armada in history stood off Normandy and the largest amphibious invasion ever began as 107,000 men aboard 6,000 ships pressed toward the coast. Among them were 14,500 Canadians, who were to land on a five-mile-long stretch of rocky ledges fronted by a dangerously exposed beach.

Drawing on personal diaries as well as military records, Juno Beach: Canada's D-Day Victory, June 6, 1944 dramatically depicts Canada's pivotal contribution to the critical Allied battle of World War II.

©2005 Mark Zuehlke (P)2011 Audible, Inc. Amériques Canada Guerres et conflits Militaire Monde Guerre
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Lots of comments on the terrible pronunciation of Canadian geographical places - but this guy butchers German words, French words, and even basic military terms (like cupola or gunwale). It’s so bad it’s literally a distraction from what is otherwise a terrific history.

Narrated by robot or world’s worst narrator?

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Nestled up north and dominated by American media, it is easy to not learn much about Canadian History, even the loudest and most important bits (of which Juno Beach is just one small piece!). World War II is in transitioning into the past, and by that I mean the true dead past, out of living memory for all-time. Efforts like these pay dividends for generations.

Zuehlke adopts a lovely historical style: official military records combined with the living accounts of soldiers, with aggregate soldier accounts generally overriding official record if there's a disagreement. Feel free to disagree with that style and prefer another, but I appreciate it. I like hearing from boots on the ground, even if the memories are old and a little flawed. We can trust they are probably vividly remembered, often traumatic memories.

I have to knock a little on the narrator, Steve Kehela. Although generally a good performer, he seemed to be pure anglophone, and could not come remotely close to pronouncing French words well. This is a bit of a persistent issue, seeing as D-Day occurs in Normandy, France and that quite a few Canadian soldiers are Quebecois/Francophone.

Important and oft Overlooked Canadian History

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Very well written and dramatic account of the Canadian contribution to D-Day however the narrator was an insult to Zuehlkes' research and writing. Names and simple terms constantly mispronounced and the audio should have been carefully reviewed before release.

Narration was an embarrasment

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A fine history marred by inattentive production. The narrator was left to mispronounce several basic words, such as Regina and lufftwaffe. it became a distraction.

Good, but ....

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The book is great, narrator is easy to listen to, but seems to need a bit more familiarization with the topic, very often spelling out abbreviations with th “S” at the end when its intended to as the plural, eg. LCTs , NCOs, FOOs, not a huge deal, but does get somewhat distracting.
Overall I liked it.

Good book

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