Za druhé světové války sloužily ve Waffen SS tisíce Norů, Dánů, Švédů a Finů, kteří do Hitlerových jednotek vstupovaly z celé řady důvodů – z přesvědčení, z odporu k bolševismu, z nacionalismu či pod vlivem propagandy. Autor Hitlerových Vikingů na základě archivních dokumentů a četných rozhovorů s veterány mapuje jejich válečné bitvy, kterých se zúčastnili, i mnohdy pohnuté poválečné osudy. Podařilo se mu vytvořit poutavou a čtivou knihu o málo známém aspektu nejstrašnějšího válečného konfliktu v dějinách.
New in paperback - This narrative is written from the 'other side' and told as
much as possible through the words of the combatants and civilian witnesses.
New paperback edition - Reveals the human agony behind such statistics through
the words of the Germans who were there: ‘You’ll regret this insulting,
provocative and thoroughly predatory attack on the Soviet Union! You’ll pay
dearly for it!’ (Dekanazov, Soviet Ambassador in Berlin). The Germans did. But
the butcher’s bill was huge for both sides.
Drawing on first-hand accounts from veterans and civilians, as well as
previously unpublished source material, Death on the Don tells the story of
one of the greatest military disasters of the Second World War.
By the end of the Second World War there were soldiers of more than 30 nationalities fighting in the 38 combat division of the Waffen SS; Reich Germans were in the minority. How did a regime founded upon notions of its own racial superiority come to welcome hundreds of thousands of foreigners into its military elite - and what motivated these men?Following the sell-out success of his first volume in this series, Hitler's Gauls, the author examines in depth the Langemarck division, composed entirely of fighters drawn from the Flemish lands of Northern Belgium. Motivated by a powerful anti-communist zeal and a desire to escape forever the interference of their traditional enemy, France, these men fought at Stalingrad and in the encircling battles of the Volkhov pocket. They fought the bitter campaign in the Ukraine in 1943-44, then in Estonia at the Narva. The Division was destroyed by the Russian juggernaut in1945. Illustrated with rare photographs, many previously unpublished, and with close analysis of the key figures such as Flemish Knight's Cross winner Remy Schrijnen, this is a fascinating study of fanatical courage.
New B-format paperback - 'We weren't afraid of the Allies as soldiers, but we
were afraid of their materiel - it was going to be men versus machines.'
Written from the 'other side' and told through the words of the veterans, this
book is a revelation. číst celé
In 1066 the most significant battle on English soil - and arguably the most
important in British history - took place some six miles northwest of
Hastings. To understand what happened and why - read Battle Story.
What motivated men to fight for an enemy that had invaded their own country?
These are last voices of the Flemish Waffen-SS; there are very few left and
they tell their story with absolute candour. After 70 years, why would they
not?
