Gunter Halm served in the German Army throughout the Second World War, until he was captured in the fighting after D-Day. Robin Schafer is a German military historian, battlefield guide and published author who has made his specialist study the life of the German soldier in wartime. He has acted as a historical consultant for authors, museums and television companies and is a regular contributor to a number of military history magazines. Peter Doyle is a military historian and author specialising in the understanding of military terrain and of the experience of the soldier of both world wars. .He is Secretary of the All Party Parliamentary War Heritage Group, a Member of the British Commission on Military History, and is a regular contributor to television.