The security units of the Third Reich were many and diverse, yet often an oversimplified view is projected of these organisations. This title provides a detailed and informed picture of the variety of operations and duties, as well as the motivation and behaviour of the men invo…
Includes chapters on the Luftwaffe and the Waffen SS.
Bogen giver en udførlig beskrivelse - og illustrerer - waffen-ss soldaters historiske baggrund; udrustning; våben; og træning.
"Probably the most highly motivated and ruthless combatant to take the field in World War II (1939-1945), the Waffen-SS soldier was the cutting edge of Germany's military might. Aggressive in attack, dogged in defence, his units generally suffered higher casualties than the regu…
"This book examines the phenomenon of Germanic volunteers to the SS through the stories of the neutral volunteers to the Waffen-SS leadership corps--those who became officers or assumed other positions of responsibility--as well as the SS institutions they worked for. Though man…
Germanic dreams : The Waffen-SS and foreign recruitment -- Restless youth : prewar biographical sketches -- Joining the burgeoning Waffen-SS -- Building a Germanic Europe -- Molding the Germanic political soldier -- The end of the Germanic project "This book examines the phenom…
"This book examines the phenomenon of Germanic volunteers to the SS through the stories of the neutral volunteers to the Waffen-SS leadership corps--those who became officers or assumed other positions of responsibility--as well as the SS institutions they worked for. Although m…
"This book examines the phenomenon of Germanic volunteers to the SS through the stories of the neutral volunteers to the Waffen-SS leadership corps--those who became officers or assumed other positions of responsibility--as well as the SS institutions they worked for. Though man…
by Williamson, Gordon, Andrew, Stephen
fromOsprey military. Men-at-arms series
by Williamson, Gordon, Andrew, Stephen
fromOsprey military. Men-at-arms series