Yep! Read that one too! Although, from the soldiers perspective, they didn't have very high quality troops to defend the beaches. Which would make sense at that point, if you're down on man power, you wouldn't be able to tie up your best guys on a potential water landing.I will have to check this out. Have you read any german accounts from D day?
I don't want to imagine what would have happened on D day if the Germans were at full strength with their best men.
I also read Beneath a Scarlet Sky. I know some reviewers got bent out of shape that it wasn't possible for many of the recollections to be true. But who knows? It is definitely more of a "story" than a just a straight retelling of events. But I think it may give a good look at what living in Italy may have looked like during WWII