The first English translation of Rolf Michaelis's history of the
only Fallschirmjäger-Bataillon of the Waffen-SS. Formed in 1943 as
a Bewährungs-verband for guerrilla operations in the Balkans, the
unit was deployed at many focal points of heavy combat on the
eastern and western fronts. Nearly destroyed at the Schwedt and
Alt-Küstrinchen bridgeheads, the remainder pulled back to the west
over Parchim at the end of April 1945 and entered US captivity in
May 1945. This is their story, including extremely rare
photographs.
The Franco-Prussian War did not end with the catastrophic
French defeat at Sedan on 1 September 1870 when an entire French
army surrendered, the Emperor Napoleon III was captured and his
regime collapsed. The war went on for another five agonizing
months, and resolved itself into a contest for Paris, for while
Paris held out, France was undefeated. The story of this dramatic
final phase of the war is the subject of this masterly account.
Weaving this story of military victory and defeat into a gripping
narrative, it sets the extraordinary events of nearly 150 years
ago in the wider context of European history.
The story of the battle for the redoubts chronicles Napoleon's
1812 Russian campaign, and the great battle on the River Moscowa.
The evolution of the battle is described with the aid of numerous
new colour maps. Napoleon's Grand Armee included a large
contingent drawn from the various German states, and his Russian
opponents mustered a vast and colorful army, including both
regulars and Cossacks. Colour plates illustrate more than 300
uniforms and over 120 flags. Short biographies are given of
numerous officers, including many lesser-known ones of lower rank.
As new in illustrated boards - Large format, 120pp, numerous colour
& b/w Illustrations & maps
Histoire & Collections, 2003
ISBN 2908182963
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COMRADES TO THE END
by Otto Weidinger
The history of the German/Austrian fighting unit, 4-SS
Panzer-Grenadier Regiment "Der Fuhrer" 1938-1945, written by
Knight's Cross holder and last regimental commander, Otto Weidinger,
with contributions from three other regimental commanders - Georg
Keppler, Sylvester Stadler and Otto Kumm. "Der Fuhrer" was one of
the original infantry regiments of the pre-war SS-Verfugungstruppe
(Special Purpose Troops) and fought throughout the war as a
component of Division "Das Reich".
For over four years
in the 1960s the armed forces of the UK were engaged in a little
publicised jungle war on the vast island of Borneo. At any one
time up to 50,000 troops were deployed along a 1,000 mile front.
Their enemy were the communist led Indonesians who were determined
to seize the states of Sarawak, Sabah and the oil rich Brunei.
Indonesian incursions were rigorously defended and ruthlessly
pursued and top secret 'Claret' operations took the fight to the
enemy with cross border Special Forces operation.
