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Juno Beach
- Canada's D-Day Victory: June 6, 1944
- Narrated by: Steve Kehela
- Length: 13 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: History, Military
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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.
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- William Assis
- 2018-06-21
Great
Author composed a great piece of work outlining many small details of OP Overlord that several other authors glance over.
The one glaring issue is the narrator. Mr. Kehela is clearly not Canadian, as he cannot pronounce half of the regions/regiments correctly. He also seems unfamiliar with many of the military abbreviations and their common speech.
I'd recommend reading the work rather than listening to the audio book.
7 people found this helpful
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- Jacques Huot
- 2019-05-25
Find a Canadian Narrator
A important book for Canadians interested in the history and prosecution of the Second World War by Canadian Soldiers.
BUT the narration unfortunately while excellent in terms of delivery was cringe worthy to say the least in terms of the pronunciation. Canadian names demonstrated that the narrator was a typical American without much knowledge of Canada. It's Regina as in vagina not regeena and other examples of Canadian names and places. The French faired a little better but not much.
Please find Canadians to narrate books about Canada.
6 people found this helpful
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- John McElwain
- 2019-05-16
A Disappointment
Mark Zuehlke is an excellent historian and writer.
It's a shame that the narrator had so little respect for the work and the listeners that he didn't prepare. His mispronunciations of Canadian military terms and ranks, as well as Canadian place names, made the whole thing impossible to listen to. I think Audible should re-do this one with someone who can read it correctly.
11 people found this helpful
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- Tim Croft
- 2019-03-28
Try again. Great story but terrible presentation.
Absolutely terrible pronunciation. No professionalism or effort to get it right. Try harder next time.
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- KArch1911
- 2018-12-28
great story, but poor preformance
I loved the book, but the narrator needs to look up proper pronunciation of names of units and locations. It's driving me insane, thank God Mark Zuehlke writes like he does.
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- Anonymous User
- 2018-11-26
narration and editting so bad it killed the book
Zuehlkes story telling is captivating and I am torn as to buy another on audible. The narrator continuously called a Canadian Capitial city with the wrong prononciation though the city is mentioned sometimes 10s of times a chapter. The idea that no one noticed or corrected it is infuriating and mind boggling.
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- Paul
- 2021-04-22
Good, but ....
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.
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- Roberta W
- 2021-11-13
Important Canadian history
For Remembrance Day this year I decided to read one of the many WWII books I still want to read. This day helped me open up to the more grisly details that were sure to come. While they did, this was also a very humanizing and sensitive account of Canadian soldiers in the D-Day battle at Juno Beach. I was amazed at the level of detail that had been documented, allowing Zuehlke to create such a work. The name, age and a personal detail about many of those who were lost, or lived on, was included. This included aboriginal and immigrant men who served. I have a new appreciation of the planning details, the reality on the ground and the bravery of our men. Highly recommended reading for all Canadians.
BTW, a Canadian narrator would have been better, as others have mentioned, but it did not ruin the book for me. I chose not to be distracted by it, and focused on the story.
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- Normy
- 2021-08-12
Great Story
Book was written very well, however the narration was horrible. Numerouse mispronounced words or acronyms. The "i" in Regina is NOT pronounced as an "e!" It's obvious the narrator did not do research to know how to properly pronounce.
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- DAVID
- 2021-06-16
wretched narration spoils the whole works
enough had been said about how Mr. Kehela has botched his job as narrator. I wonder if it is his subconscious response to hearing his own last name butchered over the years (just look at it and try moving the accent around the three syllables). the writing endures in spite of his inability to properly pronounce names in both English and German. many times during the listening of this audiobook I became distracted by the fumbling of words that should be common knowledge to anyone with a basic knowledge of world war two. clearly Mr. Kehela was the wrong man for the job and whoever produced this substandard piece was not up for it either. at best this is an amateur/volunteer/student submission. at worst this is an audition that should have resulted in a pass. it's enough to feel a loss of trust in audible. I wish I could have spent my time here raving about how much I enjoyed the written word but in this format it's all about the spoken word. a clear case of "you had one job!"
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- David
- 2012-09-22
Well done book, narration annoying
This is a Canadian telling of the Normandy landings. Overall, well done. The narrator has a problem distinguishing the plural form of abbreviations. So he talks about an LCA (Landing Craft Assault) and when he sees LCAs, he doesn't see that as the plural form of LCA. He reads it as L C A S. It was confusing as I had to catch on that he wasn't talking about someting different. (I had never heard of an LCIS, but I knew what an LCI was.) He also makes some other mistakes like referring to Drop Zone 5, when it's supposed to be the letter V, but he refers to V Corps instead of 5 Corps. If the narration hadn't had these ongoing annoyances this could have been a 5 star book.
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- Hitmankf
- 2012-04-17
Good book Terrible narrator
Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?
Yes for someone who is interested in Canadian history.
How would you have changed the story to make it more enjoyable?
Get a new narrator, one who has some idea about Canada and has some idea on French and German pronunciation.
How could the performance have been better?
Get a new narrator, one who has some idea about Canada and has some idea on French and German pronunciation.
Did Juno Beach inspire you to do anything?
Read more Canadian history.
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- Michael
- 2012-02-19
Disappointed
What disappointed you about Juno Beach?
The narration is mechanical, stilted, and rife with mispronunciations - especially with respect to German or French names or terms. I hope this is not the case, but it sounds to me like the narrator did not read the book in advance or do any preparation. Listen to the book to get a different perspective - a Canadian perspective - and not a British, American, or German one - but be prepared to have to suffer through the narration and a writing style that could have used better editing.
What was most disappointing about Mark Zuehlke’s story?
I suppose it's necessary to tell readers the back story about the run up to D-Day, but the story as told by Zuehlke contains very little new facts and so, if one does know the history, is a rather boring start. I also disliked the insistence on using the abbreviations for the types of boats, or the full name of officers, etc. The first time it's
Who would you have cast as narrator instead of Steve Kehela?
Someone like Robertson Dean - an expressive voice, who can also separate out narration from quotes. And who clearly does his homework in advance.
You didn’t love this book... but did it have any redeeming qualities?
Revealing the Canadian experience was important. It did add to my understanding of the battle and the perspective, though poorly delivered, was valuable.
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- Terry and Amy
- 2012-02-25
History Little Known...
I really enjoyed listening to this book. I found the stories written from a first person's experience to be interesting. Although there were often mis pronunciations, the story was still compelling.
Canada is famous for being a steadfast ally but little is written about the important role played during D Day. I'm very glad the Canadian soldier's story and sacrifices has finally been told.
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- Philip
- 2014-04-17
The WORST narrator ever
This book wasn’t for you, but who do you think might enjoy it more?
This book might be good for someone who doesn't know or doesn't care at all about the correct pronunciation of places, names, units, acronyms, or even English words.
How did the narrator detract from the book?
Clearly this narrator has no understanding of Canadian military history. And nobody bothered to do any production work to ensure an appropriate standard in the quality of the narration.
If you could play editor, what scene or scenes would you have cut from Juno Beach?
No scenes, just the editor.
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- theinglebaby23
- 2013-03-24
Interesting and unfamiliar side to the d-day story
What did you like best about this story?
It's similar to the common narrative we frequently read, but gives us the perspective of the "other end" of the Normandy beaches. So if you are into the Normandy story, this is a great addition.
What three words best describe Steve Kehela’s performance?
Bad. Reads like he's half computer. Absolutely horrible German pronunciation - something you'd think they'd screen before narrating a WWII book. Doesn't detract for the story however.
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- Patrick Hartnett
- 2019-06-09
Unfortunate narration
Overall this book tells the very critical and often overlooked Canadian landing on June 6,1944, sadly however despite having good tone the narrator clearly had no familiarity with many of the terms, names associated with these events and butchered most of them. Had that not been the case this would have made this a much better listen
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- MotoDouma
- 2019-05-21
an often overlooked piece of Canadian history
I'm so glad that this book was written to Chronicle the events of DDay at Juno beach. I learned a great deal. My only hope is that more is written to help frame the day from a human and historical perspective. This book makes the attempt but leaves room for improvement.
the performance was ok.. . but the awful pronunciation of French towns and even some Canadian ones had me scratching my head. this seems like a basic qualification for this performance.
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- Jeff Wise
- 2018-07-19
Great book, but the narration.....
You would think that if the narrator was going to read a book about Canadian soldiers in France, he would learn how to pronounce Canadian cities & vernacular, and perhaps some French words.
Honestly the content is excellent, but it was hard to get past the poor narration.
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- Drake Poldragon
- 2017-09-19
Detailed, Delightful & Emotional
Full marks for this audiobook, the narrative thread is very strong which helps capture the personalities of those involved in Juno Beach on D-Day whilst not dropping the ball on providing facts and figures in great detail.
The narrator was very good, but seemed to be struggling with the French and German names, this may have been in an attempt to mark them clearly. He also, after being so exacting with the continental names still didn't get some British place names correct, this wasn't an issue, just a source of a little ammusememt.
I fully reccommend this book. 🇨🇦
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