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SS: Hell on the Western Front: The Waffen-SS in Western Europe 1940–45(World War II Germany)

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Despite their success during the invasion of Poland in 1939, the Waffen-SS still had something to prove as a fighting organization when they arrived in the west for the attack on the Low Countries in May 1940. SS: Hell on the Western Front describes in vivid detail the exploits of the Waffen-SS in Western Europe from 1940 to 1945. The book begins with the formation of the Waffen-SS and its growth and development into a combat arm. The successes of 1940 are examined, as the SS troopers swept all opposition before them, as is the darker side of the organization, with the first atrocities committed against Allied prisoners. After the German victory, Himmler used the newly conquered territories as a fertile recruiting ground for the war against Communism. As the preparations for the invasion of the Soviet Union advanced, Hitler was distracted by the crisis in the Balkans, where the Waffen-SS added to their growing reputation, capturing Belgrade and driving Allied troops out of Greece. By 1944, the Waffen-SS were back in France in numbers, in readiness to repel the expected Allied invasion. After the loss of Normandy, the Waffen-SS fought hard at Arnhem and during the Ardennes offensive, winning respect from the Allied troops that faced them. SS: Hell on the Western Front features the actions of such famous Waffen-SS divisions as the Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler, Das Reich, Hitlerjugend and Totenkopf, and provides an insight into how these ideologically motivated units consistently outfought the Allies, even when seriously disadvantaged due to lack of fuel or air support. Illustrated with rare photographs, SS: Hell on the Western Front is a thorough study of the Waffen-SS in the western theatre.



Table of Contents:

1. Origins of the Waffen SS

2. War in the West

3. Striking South: The SS in the Balkans

4. Expansion and Recruitment

5. Occupation and Atrocity

6. Normandy

7. Arnhem

8. The Battle of the Bulge

Appendices

Index



About the Author :
General editor Chris Bishop was the editor of the Encyclopedia of Weapons of World War II, and author of German Campaigns of World War II, The Rise of Hitler's Third Reich, SS: Hitler's Foreign Divisions and The Military Atlas of World War II, among many other military history titles.

Review :
`One normally thinks of "the western front"as applying to WW1, but of course, there was a western front in WWII as well, and Chris Bishop's excellent book transports us back to the hell of those six years involving the Waffen-SS. Stirring and thought-provoking.' * Books Monthly 17/02/2016 *


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781782743149
  • Publisher: Amber Books Ltd
  • Publisher Imprint: Amber Books
  • Height: 240 mm
  • No of Pages: 192
  • Spine Width: 13 mm
  • Weight: 462 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1782743146
  • Publisher Date: 15 Sep 2015
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Series Title: World War II Germany
  • Sub Title: The Waffen-SS in Western Europe 1940–45
  • Width: 189 mm


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