I agree, the First World War one is pretty harrowing, such a waste of young mens lives! Currently reading the Victoria Cross one which is also very good. I always wondered what D-Day must have been like from a German perspective but there are so few books or accounts available. I did find 2...
I see, didn't see the previous post, doh.
If anyone wants to read an excellent book about D-day I thoroughly recommend 'Forgotten Voices of D-Day' by Roderick Bailey. Its a collection of first hand accounts from the soldiers that took part and is a very powerful and emotional read. It covers...
Pasta, D-day and Dunkirk were different events mate. Dunkirk was us hotfooting it out of France, D-Day was us going back to win the war.
D-day of course is usually portrayed by Hollywood as the Americans single handedly landing in France and securing a foothold leading to ultimate victory. They...