D-Day

An exposition of the 10-day battle for the Normandy foreshore as seen through the eyes of the German and Allied soldiers who fought and died in June 1944. This work develops fresh insights into the successes and failures of both sides. It also features extracts from the German telephone log for Omaha Beach, bringing the landings to life.

Robert Kershaw joined the Parachute Regiment in 1972 after graduating in History at Reading University, reaching the rank of Colonel. In between Regimental service he attended the Fuhrungsakademie - the German Staff College - at Hamburg and later spent a number of years with NATO and the Bundeswehr. He has seen active service during a number of tours of Northern Ireland, with the US VII Corps during the Gulf War and in Bosnia.