The SS: Hitler's Instrument of Terror - Couverture rigide

Williamson, Gordon

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0283062061 ISBN 13 : 9780283062063

Editeur : Sidgwick & Jackson Ltd, 1994

Synopsis

Initially a handful of men raised to be Adolf Hitler's personal bodyguard, the SS - meaning protection squad - eventually became a multi-headed beast with many responsibilities. It ran internal security with ruthless efficiency, it implemented the horrific Nazi racial policy and ran the concentration camps, it was an important, and in the end the only reliable, part of the Reich's intelligence services and perhaps most strikingly, it developed its own combat units. Numbering over 900,000 soldiers alone by the end of 1944, the Waffen - SS campaigned in Poland, Western Europe, the Balkans and the Soviet Union, fighting to the end in the ruins of Berlin. This book is the complete history of one of the most infamous organizations in history, offering a balanced, authoritative account of Hitler's private army, the very cornerstone of the Third Reich's internal security forces. Every aspect of the SS is examined in full: its origins, its units and their battles, the foreign legions, the various non-military departments, and the key figures who led formations in the field and oversaw internal affairs within Nazi Germany, men such as Heinrich Himmler, 'Sepp' Dietrich, Theodor Eicke and Kurt Meyer. In addition the question of atrocitics committed against prisoners and civilians, and the SS role in the concentration camp system, is addressed in full.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

The SS: Hitler’s Instrument of Terroris an authoritative account of Hitler’s private army. Every aspect of the SS is examined in full: its units and their battles, the foreign legions, the various non-military departments, and the key figures who led formations in the field and oversaw internal affairs within Nazi Germany, such as Heinrich Himmler, ‘Sepp’ Dietrich and Kurt Meyer. In addition, the questions of atrocities committed against prisoners and civilians, and the SS’s role in the concentration camp system, are addressed in full.

The appendix includes biographies of some of the more notorious SS members, such as Adolf Eichmann, and Reinhard Heydrich. Ranging from its post-World War I origins to the fall of Berlin, the book will be of interest to both the student of military history and the general reader. Illustrated with 270 colorr and black and white photographs, many from private collections and seldom seen, as well as 25 color artworks, The SS: Hitler’s Instrument of Terroris the definitive account of Nazi Germany’s most notorious organization.

Biographie de l'auteur

Gordon Willamson is the author of numerous books on the Iron Cross, including The Iron Cross: An illustrated history 1813–1945, Aces of the Reich and Infantry Aces of the Reich. He has also written for various magazines, including Antique Arms & Militaria, Military Modelling and Military Illustrated. He lives in Scotland.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Sidgwick & Jackson Ltd
• Date d'édition: 1994
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0283062061
• ISBN 13: 9780283062063
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 256
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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