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Lädt ... D DAY Through German Eyes - Book Two - More hidden stories from June 6th 1944 (D DAY - Through German Eyes)von Holger Eckhertz
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. This second volume of recently discovered interviews with German soldiers who participated in the battle of Normandy on June 6, 1944, is as illuminating and fascinating as the first volume. It contains verbatim interviews with 8 German fighting men (one of them a Luftwaffe pilot) about their experiences on D-Day as the Allied forces invaded France. As with the first volume, some surprises are found. German propaganda had done a good job of inculcating in its Wehrmacht troops (though probably not in the Waffen SS) the fantasy that Germany was not the aggressor but the defender of France and a united Europe, and that the Allies, comprising American and British banking interests and Russian Bolsheviks, were in an aggressive war to overthrow the democracies of Europe. That so many soldiers on the German side seemed to believe this (during the war; most of the men interviewed revealed that they now understood the truth about their country's lies and atrocities) is remarkable. Also surprising are the reports from these soldiers that the French populace was primarily allied with the Germans in many ways, often (in the weeks following the invasion) spying on Allied positions and reporting back to German forces. Perhaps most surprising, though, are reports of a remarkable super-weapon known as Taifun 2 (Typhoon 2) which supposedly was capable of massive (though definitively less than atomic) destruction, and the fact that while German prisoners of war were shipped to England and the U.S. and treated well, Russian defectors who joined the German forces were, when captured, apparently turned over to the Russians for mass execution. Each man interviewed speaks straightforwardly about the terrors of combat, the shock at the overwhelming force and resources of the Allies, and each reveals an aspect of World War II history that has been known by comparatively few students of history in the Allied nations. This, like its predecessor, is a genuinely remarkable book. ( ) Zeige 2 von 2 keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
The first book of D Day Through German Eyes has fascinated listeners around the world with its insight into the German experience of June 6, 1944. Now, book 2 contains a completely different set of astonishing German testimonies from the same archive. These newly translated eyewitness statements by German veterans show the defenders to be determined but psychologically insecure, often deluded in their thinking, and all too human in their shock at the onslaught they faced. These unique interviews with German soldiers are a historical treasure trove of new insights, heart-stopping combat stories, and glimpses of wartime psychology that will absorb anyone with an interest in WW2. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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Google Books — Lädt ... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)943.086History and Geography Europe Germany and central Europe Historical periods of Germany Germany 1866- Third Reich 1933-1945BewertungDurchschnitt:
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