Colleville: The American Cemetery at Normandy

A Sacred Landscape of Memory

By: Julien Peltier

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

“Colleville: The American Cemetery at Normandy — A Sacred Landscape of Memory”

On the cliffs above Omaha Beach lies one of the most hallowed places in the world: the Normandy American Cemetery at Colleville-sur-Mer. With its endless rows of white crosses and Stars of David, it is more than a burial ground — it is a monument to sacrifice, a bridge between nations, and a living lesson for all who visit.

This sweeping historical narrative takes readers on a journey through the story of Colleville: from the storming of the beaches on D-Day to the painstaking creation of the cemetery, from the personal letters of the fallen to the voices of families who traveled across an ocean to mourn.

Through vivid storytelling, meticulous history, and a profound sense of reverence, this book reveals:

• The human stories behind the graves — young soldiers who left farms, factories, and classrooms to fight tyranny.

• The creation of Colleville as both a work of architecture and an act of remembrance.

• The symbolic power of the landscape — the sea, the wind, the seasons, and the silence.

• The ongoing battle against forgetting as veterans pass and memory must be preserved.

• The meaning of Colleville today for America, France, and the world.

Moving, powerful, and deeply human, this book is not only about a cemetery. It is about what Colleville represents: sacrifice, freedom, reconciliation, and eternity.

Whether you are a student of World War II, a traveler planning a pilgrimage to Normandy, or someone seeking to understand the cost of freedom, Colleville: The American Cemetery at Normandy will leave you changed.

Colleville is not only a place of death. It is a landscape turned into scripture, a geography turned into memory, a piece of earth turned into eternity.