The documents continue their journey.

Yves Cordelle in print.

A meeting recalled by a filmmaker and exchanges with a graphic novelist: two records of Yves’s efforts to share his knowledge.

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  Memoir · An interview with Yves

  Capturing Courage on Camera

  A Filmmaker’s Race Against Time

  Larry R. Cappetto

  In his memoir, American filmmaker Larry R. Cappetto recalls interviewing Yves Cordelle at his home above Omaha Beach. A photograph in the excerpt is dated June 7, 2003. He describes their conversation about the landings and Allied logistics, and the place of Yves’s testimony in his documentary work.

  Yves Cordelle's vivid recollections and insightful analyses have become one of my most treasured interviews.

  Source : Larry R. Cappetto, Capturing Courage on Camera, pp. 761–762 of the supplied excerpt. Pagination varies between editions.

  English-language book. The purchase link leads to the paperback “Text Only Edition”, without illustrations.

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  Graphic novel · Historical advice

  Airborne 44 — 3. Omaha Beach

  Philippe Jarbinet

  Yves Cordelle shared his knowledge with Philippe Jarbinet during his work on Airborne 44. Volume 3, Omaha Beach, is a work of fiction set during the landings, published by Casterman.

  In a 2011 interview quoted by Breizh Info, Jarbinet recalls Yves pointing out that a railway visible in old Vierville postcards had disappeared before 1944. The example illustrates their attention to the accuracy of the historical setting.

  helps me avoid mistakes

  Source : Philippe Jarbinet’s interview with BDthèque, January 25, 2011, quoted by Breizh Info on June 6, 2024.

  French-language graphic novel, published by Casterman. The purchase link leads to the Kindle edition of volume 3.

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