Originating in Hitler’s personal bodyguard, the Waffen-SS was expanded as a fourth branch of the Wermacht and became regarded as the tough elite of the German Armed Forces. Known as Hitler’s ‘Asphalt Soldiers’ they fought on all main battle-fronts, but most notably in the East against the Soviet Union. Gordon Williamson describes the organisation, equipment, tactics and personalities of the Waffen-SS in the Second World War. The author has travelled to Germany to interview numerous surviving Waffen-SS soldiers and corresponded with many others, obtaining first-hand accounts of their wartime experiences.

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Companion to the Waffen-SS, 1939-1945

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780752457512
Publisert
2010-07-22
Utgiver
Vendor
The History Press Ltd
Vekt
690 gr
Høyde
250 mm
Bredde
170 mm
Dybde
20 mm
Aldersnivå
00, G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
272

Forfatter

Biographical note

GORDON WILLIAMSON is a military historian and enthusiast who has had more than thirty books published on aspects of Third Reich military history, and some fifty articles in military and collector magazines in the UK, USA and Germany. Gordon is now retired and lives in Scotland.