# d-day \[Books from German point of view\]

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [October 19, 2014, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/d-day-books-from-german-point-of-view/701824 "2014-10-19T16:57:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![stosh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e95f7d/32.png) [@stosh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stosh)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2014, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/d-day-books-from-german-point-of-view/701824/1 "2014-10-19T16:57:42Z")

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Hi Guys, I have seen a thousand books on D-day and they are, almost, all from the Allies side. Now, I know this wasn’t a cake walk for either side and I am interested in finding out more from the German side.  
From what I read the Allies triumphed over a terrible ordeal ( I’m sure they did ) but, what about the other side. After all, they lost.  
Are there any good books out there that you know about? I’ve found a few but want to know what you guys found.

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**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2014, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/d-day-books-from-german-point-of-view/701824/2 "2014-10-19T17:05:22Z")

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Since this is about books, let’s move it to Cafe Society. Thread title edited to clarify subject.

Colibri  
General Questions Moderator

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**Author:** ![wellanuff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/57b2e6/32.png) [@wellanuff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wellanuff)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2014, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/d-day-books-from-german-point-of-view/701824/3 "2014-10-20T00:03:12Z")

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_Invasion: They’re Coming_ by Paul Carell springs to mind. It has been a few years since I have read it, so I can’t tell you much about it.

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**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2014, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/d-day-books-from-german-point-of-view/701824/4 "2014-10-20T01:36:57Z")

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This looks possible:

Fighting the Invasion: The German Army at D-Day Hardcover – September 1, 2000  
by David C. Isby (Editor)

“This unique compilation of in-depth accounts by German commanders presents D-Day, and the events leading up to it, from the point of view of the officers entrusted with preventing the Allied landings. The accounts David Isby has selected, all written soon after the war’s close for American military intelligence, cover preparations for invasion and intricately chart the development of German strategy as invasion looms. After detailing this planning stage, and the uncertain waiting, the accounts then turn to the ordeal of D-Day itself, the reactions to the first reports of troop landings, and a blow-by-blow account of the fighting. Fighting the Invasion paints a superb picture of D-Day from the German perspective, bringing home the entire experience from the initial waiting to the bitter fighting on the beaches and running battles in Norman villages. These are first-hand accounts by German officers and commanders that have never been published before in any language.”

> **[Fighting the Invasion: The German Army at D-Day: Isby, David C., Kershaw,...](https://www.amazon.com/Fighting-Invasion-German-Army-D-Day/dp/1510703578)**
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> Fighting the Invasion: The German Army at D-Day \[Isby, David C., Kershaw, Robert\] on Amazon.com. \*FREE\* shipping on qualifying offers. Fighting the Invasion: The German Army at D-Day