The last Defensive Battles in the
East. Trapped between the Soviet drive toward Danzig and the
Baltic Sea, and the Soviet forces dug in on the Oder River
to the west, the military forces and civilian population of
Pomerania were almost surrounded. Plagued by Himmler’s
incompetent military leadership, a lack of resources, and
insufficient forces to defend the province, Pomerania’s
people and the soldiers defending them were doomed to
suffering, and death or captivity. In addition to providing
a broad and sweeping account of the campaign, a number of
battles and sieges are described in great detail,
culminating with the final withdrawal from Pomerania. The
21-day siege of Schneidemuhl, the German counterattack in
operation 'Sonnenwende', the siege of Kolberg, the fighting
for Fortress Stettin and the Oder crossings, the retreat
across the Oder River, the battle at Greifswald and the
withdrawal to the Island of Rugen were major components of
the battle. All are described in the book which contains a
loose, full colour campaign map.
New in
illustrated boards - 432pp,10 b/w maps, loose,inserted
full colour campaign map, 37 b/w illustrations
COMBAT HISTORY OF
17.SS-PANZER-GRENADIER-DIVISION
GOTZ
VON BERLICHINGEN: VOLUME 1
by Hans Stober
This is the first volume of a
three-volume set that describes in detail the establishment
and combat history of the 17. SS Panzer-Grenadier-Division
'Gotz von Berlichingen'. By order of Adolf Hitler, this
division was established in October 1943 in France and
trained there until its first actions at the beginning of
June 1944. It was a unique Waffen-SS division because it
fought exclusively on the Western Front against Allied units
in Normandy at Carentan, in the Coutances Pocket, in
Operation Luttich, and in the Falaise Pocket. It then
retreated to the Seine and Meuse rivers, refitting in
Lorraine and the Saar for further engagements against
American and Allied forces.
New in
illustrated boards - 577pp, 80 photos, 34 maps, 27
appendices
COMBAT HISTORY OF 17. SS
PANZER-GRENADIER-DIVISION
GOTZ VON BERLICHINGEN: VOLUME 2
by Hans
Stober
In the
Combat History of the 17. SS-Panzer-Grenadier-Division 'Gotz
von Berlichingen' Volume 2, Hans Stober continues the
history of this unit in the second installment of a
three-volume set. Covering the period September 1944 to
February 1945, it details the retreat to the Maginot Line,
the fighting around Metz, and the retreat and fighting in
around Saarbrucken.
New in
illustrated boards - 460pp, 63 photos, 23 maps
COMBAT HISTORY OF
17.SS-PANZER-GRENADIER-DIVISION
GOTZ VON BERLICHINGEN: VOLUME 3
by Helmut Gunther
This volume documents
the final combats of the 17. SS Panzer-Grenadier-Division
Gotz von Berlichingen from mid-March to beginning of May
1945. Decimated and exhausted, outnumbered and outgunned,
and always under Allied air attacks, its soldiers fought and
retreated repeatedly to the next defensive position. The
desolate trail led through the Saar into the Westwall, which
was penetrated easily. They defended at the Gemersheim
Bridgehead, in the Oden Forest, and in The Crailsheim
Pocket, and finally resisted bitterly in the street of
Nurnberg. The remnants retreated southeast to the Tyrol,
where they surrendered to US troops at Lake Achen.
New in illustrated boards - 480pp, 167
photos. 14 maps, 20 documents
The story of Hitler's Special
Forces in WWII. First in the field with this form of
warfare, they played an extensive role in the Third Reich's
military operations. Includes the Brandenburg Commandos in
Poland, France, Egypt and Africa, behind the lines in
Russia, plus the SS Kommando Units of Otto Skorzeny.
