Originating in Hitler’s personal bodyguard, the Waffen-SS was expanded as a fourth branch of the Wermacht and became regarded as the tough elite of the German Armed Forces. Known as Hitler’s ‘Asphalt Soldiers’ they fought on all main battle-fronts, but most notably in the East against the Soviet Union. Gordon Williamson describes the organisation, equipment, tactics and personalities of the Waffen-SS in the Second World War. The author has travelled to Germany to interview numerous surviving Waffen-SS soldiers and corresponded with many others, obtaining first-hand accounts of their wartime experiences.
| ISBN: | 9780752457512 |
| Publication date: | 22nd July 2010 |
| Author: | Gordon Williamson |
| Publisher: | The History Press Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 272 pages |
| Genres: |
Second World War Encyclopaedias and reference works Far-right political ideologies and movements Land forces and warfare Military history |