While looking through Kindle for a book or two, I came across 'D-Day Through German Eyes. The two books which make up the volume (about £2.50) have profoundly affected my previous views of D-Day taken from historical tomes and the cinema. They have also answered a few questions about why the German's resisted such an overwhelming force. The bottom line is that the basic German soldier and junior officer were completely under the impression they were defending a 'United Europe'. The book is informative and strangely satisfying as the interviewer manages to capture the point when some of these veterans (ten years after the event) realise how misled they were. It is also truly horrifying to read of the slaughter caused by the initial shelling, bombing and rocket attacks of those inside the 'impenetrable' fortifications.