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  • The Waffen-SS (4)

    24. to 38. Divisions, & Volunteer Legions

    by Gordon Williamson ...
    Series series Men-at-Arms
    In 1944–45 the Waffen-SS formed many nominal 'divisions' from a motley range of sources, whose battlefield value was as varied as their backgrounds.The best were built around existing Western European volunteer regiments; some, raised from Central Europeans and Russians, were strong in numbers but weak in morale; some were of negligible size, scraped together from remnants and trainees; and some ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Kettenhund!

    The German Military Police in the Second World War

    by Gordon Williamson ...
    In almost every army in the World, the Military Police rank amongst those who are least liked by other soldiers despite the essential duties that they carry out, often being amongst the first in and last out in any theatre of war. In the German armed forces, however, opinions of the military police were often those of fear as much as dislike, so great were the powers held by these troops. Germany ... Read more

    $8.18 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Personal Accounts of the Waffen-SS at War

    by Gordon Williamson ...
    Series series World War II Germany
    No military organisation has fought as well against such overwhelming odds as the Waffen-SS, but few have earned such an infamous reputation in the process. Hitler’s elite proved itself in some of the most savage actions of World War II: the battle of Kharkov, the defence of the Demyansk Pocket and the Normandy landings. Certain units, however, also perpetrated atrocities against innocent ... Read more

    $8.69 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Waffen-SS (3)

    11. to 23. Divisions

    by Gordon Williamson ...
    Series series Men-at-Arms
    The Waffen-SS grew from a handful of obscure infantry battalions in 1939, to a force of more than 30 divisions by the end of World War II, including units of every type and every level of battlefield value.The mid-war divisions covered in this third title represent that range, from some of the most effective German and Western European volunteer formations – e.g. the 12. SS-Pz Div 'Hitlerjugend', ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Battles of the Waffen SS

    Hitler's Fighting Elite, 1939–45

    by Gordon Williamson ...
    Series series World War II Germany
    No military organisation has fought as well against such overwhelming odds as the Waffen-SS, but few have earned such an infamous reputation in the process. Waffen- SS soldiers embraced the concept of hardness, which meant that they showed no pity towards Germany’s enemies. They were soldiers of destruction par excellence.Battles of the Waffen-SS is a detailed summary of the Waffen-SS’s greatest ... Read more

    $8.69 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Hans Sturm: A Soldier's Odyssey on the Eastern Front

    by Gordon Williamson ...
    ** This electronic edition includes 60 black-and-white photographs ** There are many biographies of former soldiers of the Wehrmacht, many of whom had fascinating and exciting stories to tell, and several of whom were highly decorated. However, few can match Hans Sturm in his astonishing rise from a mere private in an infantry regiment, thrown into the bloody maelstrom of the Eastern Front, to a ... Read more

    $9.54 USD

  • Wolf Pack

    The Story of the U-Boat in World War II

    by Gordon Williamson ...
    In this comprehensive book, the wartime development of the U-Boat is traced along with the experiences of typical U-Boat crewmen, from recruitment to combat.Germany's World War II U-Boat fleet represented the elite of their naval personnel. In terms of technology, training, tactics and combat successes, the U-Boat Waffe was far superior to that of any other combatant nation. Gordon Williamson ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • World War II German Battle Insignia

    by Gordon Williamson ...
    Series series Men-at-Arms
    The remarkable war effort of the German armed forces on three fronts between 1939 and 1945 was recognised by a wider range of insignia than seen in the Allied armies.While the Wehrmacht displayed fewer unit insignia than the Allies, a glance at a German soldier's tunic could reveal much more about his actual combat experience. In this book, Gordon Williamson, an experienced researcher, explains ... Read more

    $13.59 USD

  • German Commanders of World War II (1)

    Army

    by Gordon Williamson ...
    Series Book 118 - Elite
    This first of two studies examining the careers and illustrates the appearance and uniforms of 19 of the German Army's leading field commanders in World War II.Their service covers the whole arc of that army's wartime experience, from stunning success in 1939–41, through the hugely costly middle years on the Russian Front to the stubborn defensive fighting in both East and West in 1943–45. Also ... Read more

    $14.29 USD

  • The Waffen-SS (1)

    1. to 5. Divisions

    by Gordon Williamson ...
    Series series Men-at-Arms
    The military branch of the Nazi SS security organisation grew from only a handful of battalions at the outbreak of war in 1939 to hundreds of thousands of troops in dozens of divisions.The battlefield reputation of the premier armoured and mechanised divisions would become second to none; lavishly equipped and regarded as utterly reliable, they were thrown into many desperate battles on both ... Read more

    $13.59 USD

  • German Military Police Units 1939–45

    by Gordon Williamson ...
    Series series Men-at-Arms
    The military policeman must be one of the least appreciated yet most indispensable military figures in modern history.In the mobile warfare of the 20th century no army could keep its vital supply routes open without the military policeman. This book documents the organisation, uniforms and insignia of the many and varied German military police units of World War II.Alongside illustrations ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • The Hermann Göring Division

    by Gordon Williamson ...
    Series series Men-at-Arms
    Each of Germany's World War II armed services could claim one unit which earned a unique combat reputation, and which consequently was enlarged and developed far beyond the size originally planned.Hermann Göring, commander-in-chief of the air force, was determined that his Luftwaffe should share the glory of Germany's land conquests, and gave his name to a regimental combat group of infantry and ... Read more

    $13.99 USD