Regardless of their nationality—French, German, or American—and barring special circumstances, most of the veterans known over the past 60 years did not like to talk about their war experiences. There were many reasons for this: trauma, fear of not being believed, or simply a desire to forget.
However, a few have written about their experiences as soldiers. Most often, these were testimonials for their families, sometimes books published in the United States.
Concerned that this message would be lost with their passing, for several years the Normandy 44 association has published French versions of some of these works, which you can find under the “Books” tab on this website.
However, as not everything can be published in France, you can now read or download some of these accounts here in bilingual English/French versions.
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