Michael Frank Reynolds Livres

"Hitler's vision of dealing a paralysing blow against the Western Allies in the Ardennes in December 1944, before turning his entire might against Bolsheviks, came to naught and saw the virtual destruction of the only German Divisions to bear his name - the 1st SS Panzer Division Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler and the 12th SS Panzer Division Hitlerjugend. And yet, in just over a month, these two Divisions had been rebuilt and re-equipped and transferred to Hungary where, in a mere nine days, they defeated seven Soviet infantry divisions and a Mechanized Corps and recaptured over 400 square kilometres of enemy-held territory." "The men who wore the Hakenkreuz and SS runes were then ordered to play a major role in the Fuhrer's last gamble - the Lake Balaton operation. When this failed and the Soviets launched their massive counter-offensive, they were threatened with encirclement and destruction and forced to conduct a fighting withdrawal all the way back to, and within, the eastern borders of the Greater German Reich. Ironically, their tenacious efforts to protect their "Heimat" helped to prolong the war and ensure the total destruction of everything for which they had been fighting." "Following his narrative of these famous Divisions in Normandy, Steel Inferno, Michael Reynolds now completes the history of the "twin" Divisions of the Waffen-SS by describing their actions in the last six months of WWII. As a former professional soldier he is able to tell their story in a unique manner and demonstrate again his objectivity and attention to detail. He concludes that these zealous soldiers, who neither gave nor expected quarter, were worthy heirs of their Teutonic ancestors and, as such, their place in the history of warfare is assured."--Jacket

Now in paperback, this authoritative account and assessment of the military career, Dachau war crime trial and murder of Jochen Peiper, Heinrich Himmler's Adjutant and the "Siegfried" of the Waffen SS, describes his involvement in the Ardennes offensive and Malme'dy Massacre- Illustrated with rare photographs, high quality maps and figures.- Peiper's rise through the ranks of the Fuhrer's Bodyguard Regiment, Die Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler.- Peiper's service with Heinrich Himmler, head of the SS.- His fighting record on the Eastern Front and in France.- The first thoroughly objective account of his role as the Commander of the Kampfgruppe Peiper in the 1944 Ardennes offensive, which brought him to particular wartime prominence.- The facts about "The Malme'dy Massacre" on 17 December 1944, when 84 Americans died at the hands of Peiper's men.- The Dachau Trial which led Peiper to the condemned cell in Landsberg prison.- His postwar life as a paroled War Criminal.- Peiper's death during a fire-bomb attack on his home in France in 1976.

A military account of the only two German Divisions in World War II who bore Hitler's name; the 1st SS Panzer Division, Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler and the 12th SS Panzer Division, Hitlerjugend. The author describes the tactical battles in Normandy between the young Waffen-SS soldiers of these elite divisions and their British, Canadian, Polish and US opponents.

The history of II SS Panzer Corps is a short and violent one. This meticulously researched book documents the actions of the 9th and 10th SS Panzer Divisions from activation until October 1944, and the 2nd and 9th SS Divisions from December 1944 until the end of the war. This period encompasses the Battle of Normandy, the escape from the Falaise Pocket, the MARKET GARDEN episode and Hitler's last great offensive in the West, the Battle of the Bulge. Sons of the Reich also dismantles the myth that the Waffen SS were a volunteer force of brainwashed thugs and fanatics, in fact II SS Panzer Division were ordinary conscripts, whose tenacity (most notably at Arnhem in September 1944) was admired by friend and foe alike.

Životopisná publikace o německém důstojníkovi a Hitlerově pobočníkovi Jochenu Peiperovi, velícím důstojníkovi nechvalně proslulé Kampfgruppe Peiper, která v rámci elitní divize SS Leibstandarte tvořila nejúdernější bojové uskupení při Hitlerově poslední ofenzívě v Ardenách a také se podílela na masakru v Malmédách. Reynoldsova publikace je to nejlepší, co bylo napsáno o Hitlerově pobočníkovi Jochenu Peiperovi. Kniha je napsána velice objektivně a velice podrobně. Peiper byl schopný tankový velitel. Přežil válku, byl odsouzen při Norimberském procesu a později (v 70.letech) zavražděn za nejasných okolností komunisty ve Francii, kde se po válce pod jiným jménem usadil.

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