From Dachau to D-Day

<p><strong><em>'I wanted to give something back to Britain for saving my life. But for all the risks I never once regretted being part of the biggest invasion force ever to land on the Normandy beaches in June 1944 even though it brought personal losses.'</em></strong></p><p>Willy Field was born Willy Hirschfeld in Bonn Germany. The morning after Kristallnacht in November 1938 he was arrested by the Gestapo and transported to Dachau concentration camp.</p><p>This fascinating book details his horrific experiences as a German Jew in the camp and how he survived to come to England as a refugee. Sent to Australia and interned as an enemy alien Willy returned to the UK and in time became a tank driver in the Royal Armoured Corps.</p><p>He fought for 11 months on the frontlines in France Belgium and the Netherlands at a time when the average life expectancy for a tank driver was mere weeks and was ultimately sent back into Germany - with a tank.</p><h2>Praise for <em>From Dachau to D-Day</em>:</h2><p><strong>'Excellent biography' - <em>The Oldie</em></strong></p><p><strong>'Fascinating' - <em>The Jewish News</em></strong></p><p><strong>Dr Helen Fry</strong> is a historian who has written extensively on the subject of World War II. Her books include <em>The King's Most Loyal Enemy Aliens</em> <em>Freud's War</em> and <em>Building the Peace</em>. She is an honorary member of the Association of Jewish Refugees an ambassador for the Museum of Military Intelligence and President of the Friends of the National Archives.</p>