The Waffen-SS in allied hands. Volume one, Personal accounts from Hitler's elite soldiers / by Terry Goldsworthy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Goldsworthy, Terry, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Waffen-SS--History.

Waffen-SS.

National socialism--Germany--History--20th century.

National socialism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (458 pages)

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne, UK : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2018.

Summary:

The Waffen-SS are commonly regarded as the elite of Germanys armed forces during World War II. They gained much of this reputation while fighting on the Eastern Front in Russia during Germanys war against the Soviet Union. They were also called to the fore in an attempt to hurl back the Western Allies invasion forces in Normandy, and were used in the last great offensive on the Western Front in the Ardennes and contributed to the final defence of Berlin. In adversity, they were some of the most resilient soldiers that fought for Germany in World War II and were ideologically and politically aligned with Hitler. For over 70 years, many of the manuscripts contained in this book, and sourced from the United States National Archives, have not been scrutinised by modern researchers. This book provides a unique opportunity to publish these records in order to provide an insight into the Waffen-SS. The Waffen-SS was a military organisation that is steeped in the military folklore of being a force capable of incredible military feats, but it was also capable of incredible evil. These records are exceedingly valuable as they are one of the few contemporaneous primary sources of information available in relation to the Waffen-SS.

Contents:

Volume 1: 1. An introduction to the Waffen-SS

2. Himmler and the higher SS and police leaders

3. Training of the Waffen-SS

4. The Eastern front

5. The Normandy campaign

6. The Falaise pocket

Volume 2: 7. The Western front

8. The Ardennes campaign

9. Operation Nordwind

10. The apline redoubt.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-5275-2732-8

OCLC:

1084474934