D-day letter

A powerful immersive account published for the 80th anniversary of the D Day landings and battle for Normandy accompanying a groundbreaking BBC2 documentary series The Unheard Tapes D Day was a critical turning point in the Second World War and a master stroke in planning and logistics but for the tens of thousands of young men who took part in the amphibious assault D Day was bloody chaotic and frequently terrifying For those who survived the beaches months of bitter fighting lay ahead often against some of Germany s most elite and fanatical divisions Using audio interviews from the archives of the Imperial War Museums and National World War II Museum this immersive oral history describes what it was actually like to take part in the landings on 6 June 1944 and the weeks of ferocious fighting in Normandy that followed British American Canadian and German veterans as well as French civilians speak of experiences they could never forget Stories include the forward observer hiding alone on Omaha beach thinking of his wife as he waits for the invasion to begin The commando racing to the besieged airborne forces at Pegasus Bridge The Typhoon pilot about to be executed by the SS when he is saved by a Luftwaffe officer The teenage GI surrounded and under fire for six days The German soldier haunted by the memory of abandoning his dying friend In D Day The Unheard Tapes Geraint Jones has skilfully brought the battle for Normandy to life in a vivid narrative that allows the voices of those who fought to shine through authentic and unforgettable D Day The Unheard Tapes Powerful Eye witness Accounts of The Battle for Normandy 1944This book gives a totally brutal and honest description of what the brave men and women went through The price that they all paid to give us the freedoms we enjoy today is a cost we cannot even begin to repay 401 Amazing book so humbling what this generation did for us all made me feel very sad and emotional No glossing just the real truth 401 A humbling book but brutal account of the horrors of war and loss of life thru eyes of ordinary people who had no choice but to whom we are forever grateful for our freedom today 401