In 1939 and 1940, the Nazi blitzkrieg crushed Poland and the Low Countries and France. This was a new type of warfare, with air and ground forces sweeping away all resistance. In the air its symbol wa
At the very beginning of the Second World War Germany invaded and occupied Belgium. Yet less than a year later some of Belgium's citizens volunteered to join the Waffen-SS and go and fight on the newl
Operation Barbarossa was the largest invasion in history. Almost 3.5 million men smashed into Stalin’s Red Army, reaching the gates of Leningrad, Moscow, and Sevastopol. But not all of this vast
This accessible, chronological narrative for general readers and history buffs describes the leadership, strategy, and various missions of the German Luftwaffe in WWII, seeking to understand what led
The battle in which the destruction of the shield wall changed Western Europe forever.In 1066, a foreign invader won the throne of England in a single battle and changed not only the history of the Br
An examination of Flemish soldiers' motivation to answer Himmler's call to armsIllustrated with rare photographs, many previously unpublished, and with close analysis of the key figures such as Flemis
The first book to cover all the Scandinavians who served in Hitler's feared Waffen-SS right until the end in BerlinBased in part on interviews with surviving veterans, this history details the battles
The story of tens of thousands of Muslims from as far away as India who volunteered to wear the SS double lightning flashes and serve alongside their erstwhile conquerors As the West finds itself embr
Featuring previously unpublished photographs and interviews with veterans, this is the first book to cover all the Scandinavians who served in Hitler's feared Waffen-SS?Based in part on interviews wit
