A British commando, after shooting a screaming German teenager, desperately asks for the word 'sorry' and explains it was his first kill.
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A focused Sword Beach discussion about leadership, preparation, and the shock of killing close up.
Max Hastings returns to D-Day by tightening the focus to Sword Beach and the 6th Airborne Division, using a contained part of the invasion to show how combat unfolds in detail and how leadership is tested under pressure.
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