Germany and the Origins of Air/Ground Support, 1916-1918.
This impressive book presents, in words and pictures, the
history of the Schutzstaffeln from their formation as
escorts, to their being renamed Schlachstaffeln and their
role in infantry support. Participating in all the major
German offensives on the Western Front in 1918, and manned
mainly by enlisted pilots and gunners, these units became
the first true close air support squadrons. The book
features 18 pages of illustrations of the units' colourful
markings
New in d/w - Large format, 400pp, numerous b/w colour
illustrations, photos and plans
THE
SS TOTENKOPF RING: AN
ILLUSTRATED
HISTORY FROM MUNICH TO NUREMBERG
by Craig Gottlieb
Gottlieb paints a
comprehensive picture of the Totenkopf (Death's Head) Ring
and the man behind it − Reichsfuhrer-SS Heinrich Himmler. He
uses more than 200 examples to document current beliefs
about the ring, offering previously unseen photos and
documents. The book also covers the history of the Totenkopf
ring, placing its appearance in historical context, and
includes sections on award documents and frames, ring
shipping boxes, with many photographs of rings in wear.
New in d/w - 256pp, 200 + colour &
b/w illustrations
HITLER'S LAST BASTION: THE FINAL BATTLES
FOR THE REICH 1944-1945
by Franz Kurowski
An account of the final stages of the Second World War
and the final apocalyptic battles for Koenigsberg, Breslau,
Wesel, Kolberg, Danzig, Posen and others. The author
describes the desperate resistance of German units enabling
the evacuation of thousands of their people, in the West the
crossing of the Rhine by Allied troops, the Remagen
bridgehead and the Ruhr pocket, and in the East the battles
for Pomerania, Silesia and Berlin itself.
COMBAT OPERATIONS OF THE GERMAN
ORDNUNGSPOLIZEI, 1939-1945
by Rolf Michaelis
Polizei-Bataillone - SS-Polizei-Regimenter. This new book
covers the little known combat operations of the German
Ordnungspolizei (Order Police) during World War II. The book
covers unit formations, personalities, frontline combat
operations, security duties in occupied countries, as well
as the participation of some battalions in ethnic cleansing
atrocities. Also included are very rare photos, documents,
soldbuchs and maps.
New in
illustrated boards - Large format, 136pp, 120 + b/w images &
maps
This book is a concise combat history
of the six Waffen-SS Panzer-grenadier divisions in World War II.
The formation and combat histories of each are discussed in
detailed text, along with maps and rare photographs. The book
includes: 4 SS-Polizei Pzg Division, 11 SS-Freiwilligen
Panzer-grenadier Division "Nordland", 16 SS-Panzergrenadier Division "Reichsfuhrer−SS", 17 SS-Panzergrenadier Division
"Gotz von Berlichingen", 18 SS-Freiwilligen Panzergrenadier
Division "Horst Wessel" 23 SS-Freiwilligen Panzergrenadier
Division "Nederland".
New in illustrated boards - 215pp, 190
+ b/w images & maps
