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The comment by Leonord,"Poles who had changed sides earlier in the war" completely distorts history. What about the Poles who landed with the Allies at Normandy with the 21st Army group? Or the thousands that are buried in Allied Cemeteries in France, Holland and Belgium? Leonard comes across as having a bias against Poles.

My father served in Normandy (and through V-E Day) with the 2nd Infantry Division. His unit (462d Anti-Aircraft Artillery BN) was detached briefly in August to accompany General LeClerc's forces for the liberation of Paris, as the Free French did not have their own AAA capability. Did you come across this story in your research? What sources would you recommend for me to search for reports (or even pictures) of his service?

By the way, he always spoke highly of General Bradley as a common soldier's general (particularly in contrast to Patton and Montegomery).

Have I heard correctly? Russians and Poles fighting on the German side in Normandy?
Anthony Beevor must have done a really "deep" research :)

Another revisionist monday morning quatrerbacking a far away war. War is an evil act that is sometimes necessary. Like the bombing of Japan, it is easy to sit here and Judge those who really fought in the war.

Really looking forward to this interview. A few questions for Mr. Beevor:

1. Saving Private Ryan and Band of Brothers, how accurate were these depictions of D-Day?

2. It feels that the fight for the Eastern Front (Russia and Germany) in WWII is not discussed nearly as much as the fight for Europe – why is this?

3. Many historians report that the Russian troops in Europe treated the Germans prisoners of war very poorly. Was this ever an issue that the United States focused on at any level?