Hoax, but interesting exploration of perspectives

From all I can find online from reputable historians, the people and interviews in this book are entirely fabricated, particularly the Typhoon B discussion. The regiments and battles are correct, as well as confirmed reports of the atrocities described by both sides. Though it shouldn't advertise itself as non-fiction, it provides a plausible human perspective from German soldiers during D-Day itself,and how ultimately most were indoctrinated pawns of a horrible regime, and weren't necessarily evil as individuals, though there were of course (and shown in this book) fully informed and aware supporters of it.

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Different sides

Fascinating account of DDay from a German perspective. Very informative and scary. Love this audiobook.

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great new perspective

I loved the second book once again very interesting to see the German side of the invasion.
the faux German accent by the narrator is off putting.

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D +1

All the voice actors did a great job. the storyes are hard to believe at times but they give more of a larger view of D-day.

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liked it feel ripped off it was not all the first

interesting and new topics. the Russian troops thing is well known in Russia. and still the norm. read from Russia with blood.

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my own thoughts

I'm not qualified to judge but both my parents were in the war and I always respected and admired the men and women who made sacrifices, the lost lives, the wounded both physically and mentally, the scars.. to hear accounts from these real German men was interesting, the horrific things they all witnessed aswell, the lack of knowledge as to why they were fighting, the starvation they also endured... a real eye opener for me, I just wished I could of talked about it with my parents

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Great book

Great book,quite interesting to see the views from the german side instead of just the allies
The performance is bit annoying the fake german accent

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Fascinating, eye opening and chilling by stages.

This is actually a hugely important document as it explains something that has always been a mystery to those of us from allied countries, namely how on earth could ordinary Germans fight for and support the evils of the 3rd Reich. What we learn here is that for the ordinary drafted German soldier an entirely different world view existed of what the war was actually about (my goodness the French come out of this very badly indeed apart from the very small percentage who genuinely resisted) . It also gives an unexpected contrast and pause for thought on current times like us criticising for example Syria or Russia over civilian casualties in the current conflict, when your hear the Germans veterans views on how many French civilians died when the allies were forced to bomb France for example. There is a lot to take in here and it is very well worth listening to and has certainly given me pause for thought about how things can look very very different depending an the sheer chance of what side you were born on. However, there is also a very chilling part about the testing of a Nazi "wonder weapon" from a man who seems to be everything you thought Nazi scientists were.

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Brilliant

Preferred the first book but only slightly, the book is easy to follow and listen, i will listen again and again.

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A View From The Other Side

As good as the first volume, possibly less finished, less predictable and a little rougher, but more nuanced and interesting because of this..

As advertised, a look from another point of view. "Refreshing," perhaps is not the word you want to use, considering the context. But the material in this book fosters a heightened state of ambivalence and a better understanding of some things that have been put into context with the information this book (and its predecessor have made) available.

Having read quite a bit recently on the interwar era, from various authors like Shirer, Kershaw, Churchill, Keegan, etc, I have to admit, I was becoming a little familiar comfortable with the Victor's View of History. These two volumes have, to a certain extent, help kick me out of this comfort zone.

As with the previous volume, I believe that there has been some fill and artistic license displayed in the narrative.However, this has not decreased my enjoyment of the book, on the contrary it has probably increased its readability

I found it well narrated, in spite of some of the criticism of German accents by other reviewers.

Recommended.

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