Michael D. Miller se specializuje na rozsáhlé rešerše týkající se vojenské historie Druhé světové války. Jeho práce se hluboce noří do detailů a biografií klíčových postav nacistického režimu, zejména v rámci SS a policejních složek. Své rozsáhlé znalosti uplatňuje při vytváření podrobných studií, které osvětlují strukturu a hierarchii těchto organizací. Jeho přístup je založen na pečlivém studiu archivních materiálů a historických pramenů, což čtenářům přináší autentický vhled do minulosti.
The Senior Leadership of Hitler's Storm Troops, 1920-1945, Volume 1
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Focusing on the senior leadership of Hitler's Sturmabteilung, this volume delves into the lives and careers of 13 key figures from its establishment in 1920 through the fall of the Third Reich in 1945. It offers a thorough and unique analysis of the SA's top ranks, providing insights into their influence and roles during a pivotal era in history. Renowned historian Sir Ian Kershaw praises it as an unparalleled compilation in the study of this subject.
The members of the SS and German Police who received the Third Reich's highest military award have received extensive coverage from the earliest years of World War II research, however previous attempts at documenting all the Ritterkreuzträger (Knight's Cross holders) of the Waffen-SS have been highly selective in the degree of coverage allocated to each recipient, with much focus being granted to select luminaries and very little to those deemed more obscure or controversial. These earlier works, the best known of them authored by Waffen-SS veterans, have also largely reflected the political opinions of their authors rather than presenting the facts alone. In this first volume, intended as a handy reference for the use of historians and militaria collectors alike, the author presents rare and useful biographical data, derived primarily from SS personnel files and other contemporary documentation, on 178 SS and Police recipients of the Ritterkreuz. Lavishly illustrated, it contains hundreds of diverse and often striking photographs of the recipients covered. As noted military historian Hugh Page Taylor writes, '[This] fine reference [that] Mike Miller has now made available is a great relief, one I know I share with others seriously, objectively and without bias interested in the men of the Waffen-SS and Police.'
Private George C. Aird's journey begins in 1915 as he joins the 2nd Black Watch Battalion during the Great War. The narrative follows his deployment from England through the Mediterranean and into the Mesopotamian Theater, detailing his combat experiences as a machine gun transporter with the 21st Brigade, 7th Indian Division. The story highlights Aird's background, the circumstances leading to his deployment, and the significant battles fought to relieve the besieged division at Kut-al-Amara, providing an insightful glimpse into a lesser-known aspect of World War I.
