Appointment in Normandy

The story of the Liberty ship JEREMIAH O'BRIEN'S epic voyage to Normandy for D-Day 50th anniversary June 6, 1994. As the last survivor of D-Day landings, the O'BRIEN was an honored guest. Be aboard for the President's visit, Queen's review in the Solent, D-Day plus 50 ceremonies in England & France. Experience the stunning outpouring of gratitude for U.S. help during WWII in London, Portsmouth, Southampton, Normandy, Rouen, Cherbourg. Be aboard "the centerpiece" at L'ARMADA DE LA LIBERTE, a great gathering of tall ships celebrating 50th anniversary of France's liberation. This 18,000 mile, 5 1/2 month voyage--San Francisco, Panama & across the Atlantic--with a volunteer crew of WWII veterans, average age 71, was also a journey back to a time when people, not computers, ran ships. The old-time camaraderie of the sea, meals from a coal-fired galley stove, tending the triple-expansion steam engine, beer sessions on no. 4 hatch: the O'BRIEN'S voyage back -- & forward -- into history was the trip of a lifetime. Note: THE LAST LIBERTY, by the same author, is the O'BRIEN'S history 1943-1993. Atlantic convoys, D-Day preparations, the Normandy landings, an "ammo ship" in the Pacific, lay-up & restoration. 490 pp, 110 photos, wartime extracts & other info. (0-9637586-0-8). $29.95. The Glencannon Press, Box 341, Palo Alto, CA 94302. (415) 323-3731.Walter W. Jaffee is the author of 'Appointment in Normandy', published 1995 under ISBN 9780963758644 and ISBN 0963758640.