A reference on military correspondence

French author Clement Horvath has spent more than 15 years collecting wartime letters and researching the stories of hundreds of World War II soldiers, and finding their descendants all over the world to honor these heroes. All these years of hard work and passion have made his first book Till Victory an award-winning bestseller in France. The English version Till Victory - The Second World War By Those Who Were There (available on Amazon here) was released in November 2020 by Pen & Sword Books in the UK (order here) and distributed by Casemate in the US and Canada (order here). Till Victory has won the "Distinguished Writing Awards" by the Army Historical Foundation (National Museum of the United States Army) in June 2022!

In addition to writing books about the Second World War, Clément Horvath hosts a series of podcasts on the subject (listen here) and makes movies such as the short documentary "Red Beret & Dark Chocolate" and the award-winning film "The Missing Highlander" (watch here).

In June 2023, Clement Horvath released his latest project: "Till the Job is Done". This new book is based on a collection of 250 fascinating letters from an American Captain in the 8th Regiment, 4th Infantry Division, complemented by a free documentary in which the author follows in his footsteps from Utah Beach to the dark Hürtgen Forest in Germany. The movie is now available for free on Youtube and on the movies page. Watch the teaser for "Till the Job is Done" below!

Following the publication of "Till the Job is Done" and the great success of the documentary on Youtube (over 100,000 views in less than a month), Clément Horvath has decided to launch a new video series entitled "Correspondances de guerre" (War Correspondences). Each episode focuses on a letter and its author's story, illustrated with rare archive footage. The first video was released in October 2023, and all can be viewed on this Youtube playlist. Simultaneously, Clément has started writing his fourth book.

The 80th anniversary of the Normandy landings was a major turning point in our memory of the Second World War: as the last veterans of the conflict disappear, letters take on a new and vital importance, as they are our last chance to gather new personal accounts. That's why the organizers of the international ceremony on Omaha Beach, June 6, 2024, called on Clément Horvath to provide letters from soldiers that would serve as a common thread running through the event. Thus, 5 letters taken from Clément Horvath's 3 books were read by international actors such as Lambert Wilson and Charlotte Rampling (including a letter from Otis Hewett, the hero of "Till the Job is Done", pictured below), in front of 24 heads of state (Emmanuel Macron, Joe Biden, Volodomyr Zelenskyy, Prince William...) and millions of television viewers. Two days earlier, Clément presented a lecture at the World War II Museum (in Quinéville, near Utah Beach) entitled "The immortal legacy of war correspondences: how to preserve the memory of allied soldiers after the disappearance of the last veterans?"

WHERE TO BUY THE BOOKS

TILL VICTORY - The Second World War By Those Who Were There
The whole conflict in Western Europe from 1939 to 1945 through the war correspondence of more than 50 Allied soldiers.

Released in 2021 (Pen & Sword Books / Casemate), hardback, 8.5 x 11 inches,
376 pages (color), £30.00 / $49.95

Buy it in the UK : click here!
Buy it in the US or Canada : click here!
Also available at your local bookstore, at Barnes & Noble and on Amazon & co.

TILL THE JOB IS DONE - World War II letters from an officer in the US 4th Infantry Division (1944-1945)
The story of Captain Otis Hewett through his complete correspondence, from Utah Beach to the Hürtgen Forest.

Released in May 2023, 6.14 x 9.21 inches, hardback & paperback,
208 pages (color), $34,99

Buy it from Orep Editions (Hardback) : click here!
Buy it on Amazon (Paperback) : click here!