Hitler's Elite: The SS 1939-45
The SS is the most infamous military formation in history. From its diminutive origins in the 1920s as Hitler’s personal bodyguard, the SS rapidly grew into a sprawling organization of hundreds of thousands of men, with a field army (the Waffen-SS – Armed-SS) numbering nearly 40 divisions and huge corporate, racial and political power in the Allgemeine- SS (General-SS). The activities of the SS ranged from fighting extraordinary defensive battles on the Eastern and Western Fronts, to running the concentration and extermination camp systems and providing personnel for the Einsatzgruppen murder squads across Eastern Europe. Hitler’s Elite: The SS 1939–45 documents the complete story of the SS at individual, unit and organizational levels, providing a comprehensive study of the complex political and social origins behind the SS and tracing its growth within the Nazi empire. As well as providing a combat history of the Waffen-SS from 1939 to 1945, Chris McNab also explores themes such as ideology, recruitment, foreign SS personnel, training and equipment. This volume is illustrated with a range of color artwork and uniform plates, as well as 200 photographs, giving a detailed and highly visual insight into one of Hitler’s most powerful instruments of policy.
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Hitler's Elite: The SS 1939-45
The SS is the most infamous military formation in history. From its diminutive origins in the 1920s as Hitler’s personal bodyguard, the SS rapidly grew into a sprawling organization of hundreds of thousands of men, with a field army (the Waffen-SS – Armed-SS) numbering nearly 40 divisions and huge corporate, racial and political power in the Allgemeine- SS (General-SS). The activities of the SS ranged from fighting extraordinary defensive battles on the Eastern and Western Fronts, to running the concentration and extermination camp systems and providing personnel for the Einsatzgruppen murder squads across Eastern Europe. Hitler’s Elite: The SS 1939–45 documents the complete story of the SS at individual, unit and organizational levels, providing a comprehensive study of the complex political and social origins behind the SS and tracing its growth within the Nazi empire. As well as providing a combat history of the Waffen-SS from 1939 to 1945, Chris McNab also explores themes such as ideology, recruitment, foreign SS personnel, training and equipment. This volume is illustrated with a range of color artwork and uniform plates, as well as 200 photographs, giving a detailed and highly visual insight into one of Hitler’s most powerful instruments of policy.
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Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781472815521 |
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| Publisher: | Osprey Publishing, Limited |
| Publication date: | 08/31/2015 |
| Pages: | 384 |
| Sales rank: | 273,050 |
| Product dimensions: | 7.60(w) x 9.60(h) x 1.40(d) |
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