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 Army of Evil: A History of the SS
Army of Evil: A History of the SS

: Army of Evil: A History of the SS
Author : Adrian Weale
Penguin Books Ltd
: 2012
ISBN: 9780451237910
Pages: 480
Format : EPUB
Size : 5,.5 MB
Language : English
In Nazi Germany, they were called the Schutzstaffel. The world would know them as the dreaded SS—the most loyal and ruthless enforcers of the Third Reich… It began as a small squad of political thugs. Yet by the end of 1935, the SS had taken control of all police and internal security duties in Germany—ranging from local village “gendarmes” all they way up to the secret political police and the Gestapo. And by 1944 the militarized Waffen SS had more than eight hundred thousand men serving in the field, even rivaling Germany’s regular armed forces, the Wehrmacht.
In Army of Evil: A History of the SS, author Adrian Weale delves into materials not previously available, including recently released intelligence files, the most up-to-date research and rare and never-before-published photographs.
Going beyond the myths and characterizations, this comprehensive account reveals the reality of the SS as a cadre of unwavering political fanatics and power-seeking opportunists who slavishly followed an ideology that disdained traditional morality, and were prepared to implement it to the utmost, murderous extreme that ultimately resulted in the Holocaust.
This is a definitive historical narrative of the birth, legacy, and ultimate demise of one of the most feared political and military organizations ever known, and those twisted, cruel men who were responsible for one of the most appalling crimes against humanity in all history.

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 Operation Epsom (Battleground Europe)
Operation Epsom (Battleground Europe)
Author: Tim Saunders
Operation Epsom
Pen and Sword Military
Battleground Europe
2003
Format: EPUB
Pages: 176
Size: 49 Mb
Language: English

Operation EPSOM was General Montgomery's third attempt to take the City of Caen, which had been a key British D-Day objective. Delayed by a storm, the attack, designed to envelop Caen from the west, eventually began at the end of June 1944. The Territorial Army battalions of 15th Scottish Division spearheaded the attacks through the well developed positions of 12th Hitlerjugend SS Panzer Division. It was slow going and when tanks of the 11th Armoured Division dashed to the Odon Bridges they ran into the concentrated fire of dug-in panzers.

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 American Intelligence And The German Resistance: A Documentary History
American Intelligence And The German Resistance: A Documentary History
Author: Jurgen Heideking, Christoph Mauch
American Intelligence And The German Resistance: A Documentary History
Westview Press
1998
ISBN: 0813336368
Format: PDF
Size: 43,3 МБ
Language: English
Pages: 580
Even paranoids have enemies. Hitler’s most powerful foes were the Allied powers, but he also feared internal conspiracies bent on overthrowing his malevolent regime. In fact, there was a small but significant internal resistance to the Nazi regime, and it did receive help from the outside world. Through recently declassified intelligence documents, this book reveals for the first time the complete story of America’s wartime knowledge about, encouragement of, and secret collaboration with the German resistance to Hitler—including the famous July 20th plot to assassinate the Fuehrer.The U.S. government’s secret contacts with the anti-Nazi resistance were conducted by the OSS, the World War II predecessor to the CIA. Highly sensitive intelligence reports recently released by the CIA make it evident that the U.S. government had vast knowledge of what was going on inside the Third Reich. For example, a capitulation offer to the western Allies under consideration by Count von Moltke in 1943 was thoroughly discussed within the U.S. government.

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 Cherbourg
Cherbourg
Author: Andrew Rawson
Cherbourg
Pen and Sword Military
Battleground Europe
2004
Format: EPUB
Pages: 160
Size: 9 Mb
Language: English

Following the landings in Normandy, one of the Allies main concerns was how to supply the expanding beachhead. Having cut off the Cotentin peninsula, General Bradley turned his attentions to the port of Cherbourg, the deep-water port nearest to the American landing beaches. However, Hitler had given specific orders that the port must be held until the last man. For over two weeks three divisions battled for the ring of forts surrounding the town and only after heavy casualties was the port taken. It was, however, too late, the Germans had reduced the docks to ruins. This book details this important, yet little known battle, giving a detailed and illustrated account of the events around Cherbourg in June 1944. Visitors to the area will also be able to visit the key sites on a series of tours around the peninsula.

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 Reader's Digest Illustrated Story of World War II
Reader's Digest Illustrated Story of World War II
Author: Collective
Reader's Digest Illustrated Story of World War II
Reader's Digest Association
1984
Format: PDF
Pages: 536
Language: English
Size: 95.3 MB

The book has a lot of 1st person stories from the war. There are maps, photos & short breakdowns of each theatre of operations & the major battles in them. The combination of good writing and great photography.

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 The Last Battle: The Classic History of the Battle for Berlin
The Last Battle: The Classic History of the Battle for Berlin
Author: Cornelius Ryan
The Last Battle: The Classic History of the Battle for Berlin
Simon & Schuster
1995
ISBN: 0684803291
Format: Epub
Pages: 576
Size: 13 Mb
Language: English

The Battle for Berlin was the culminating struggle of World War II in the European theater, the last offensive against Hitler's Third Reich, which devastated one of Europe's historic capitals and marked the final defeat of Nazi Germany. It was also one of the war's bloodiest and most pivotal battles, whose outcome would shape international politics for decades to come.

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 German Halftracks At War 1939-1945
German Halftracks At War 1939-1945
Author: Paul Thomas
German Halftracks At War 1939-1945
Pen and Sword
Images of War
2012
Format: EPUB
Pages: 160
Size: 41 Mb
Language: English

In the aftermath of The Great War, which saw the introduction of the tank, the more far sighted military leaders realized that the future of warfare hinged on a balance of mobility, firepower and protection.Tanks would need to be accompanied into battle by supporting arms, specifically infantry, artillery and engineers. An all fully-tracked field army was thought to be too expensive, so the semi-tracked support vehicle (commonly called a halftrack) was born. The halftrack concept was embraced by the French, the US and most notably Germany.

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 Drive North: U.S. Marines at the Punchbowl
Drive North: U.S. Marines at the Punchbowl
Author: Allan Reed Millett
Drive North: U.S. Marines at the Punchbowl
Pickle Partners Publishing
ISBN: 148207110X
2013
Format: PDF
Size: 11,1 МБ
Language: English
Pages: 68
Includes over 30 maps, photos and illustrations
The Battle of the Punchbowl, was one of the last battles of the movement phase of the Korean War. Following the breakdown of armistice negotiations in August 1951, the United Nations Command decided to launch a limited offensive in the late summer/early autumn to shorten and straighten sections of their lines, acquire better defensive terrain, and deny the enemy key vantage points from which they could observe and target UN positions. The Battle of Bloody Ridge took place west of the Punchbowl from August–September 1951 and this was followed by the Battle of Heartbreak Ridge northwest of the Punchbowl from September–October 1951. At the end of the UN offensive in October 1951, UN Forces controlled the line of hills north of the Punchbowl.

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 Blimps & U-Boats: U.S. Navy Airships in the Battle of the Atlantic
Blimps & U-Boats: U.S. Navy Airships in the Battle of the Atlantic
Author: J. Gordon Vaeth
Blimps & U-Boats: U.S. Navy Airships in the Battle of the Atlantic
Naval Institute Press
1992
ISBN: 1557508763
Format: PDF
Size: 44,5 МБ
Language: English
Pages: 224
Of all the books written about the participation of U.S. Navy blimps in protecting our convoys and other individual ships during WW-II, this is the most entertaining and authentic book out there... Gordon Vaeth should know, he was there and did it all. Never was a ship lost to a German submarine that was escorted by a U.S. Navy blimp. They were always there and the German subs were truely scared of them. Yes, we did cause the sinking of several subs, regardless of what others say.

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 Battle of Wingen-sur-Moder: Operation Nordwind
Battle of Wingen-sur-Moder: Operation Nordwind
Author: Wallace Cheves
Battle of Wingen-sur-Moder: Operation Nordwind
Merriam Press
ISBN: 1435757270
2008
Format: PDF (e-book)
Pages: 243
Size: 11 Mb
Language: English

This is the story of the battle of Wingen-sur-Moder, an important village leading to the Alsatian Plain. If German forces had captured this town in the early days of Operation Nordwind, and had been able to release their reserve Panzer divisions into the plain, the war might have been lengthened. Colonel Cheves commanded the US forces involved in the battle. 2nd Bn of the 274th, along with troops from the 276th and supporting elements, defeated two battalions of the battle-hardened 6th SS Mountain Division (Nord).

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 The SS
The SS
Author: Collective
The SS (The Third Reich Series)
Time-Life Books
1988
Format: PDF
Pages: 200
Language: English
Size: 42.7 MB

This Time-Life work is an excellent historical overview of the SS. Good introduction for the casual historian. The illustrations and photos are just great.

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 Goering and the Luftwaffe
Goering and the Luftwaffe
Author: G. C. Skipper
Goering and the Luftwaffe (World at War)
Childrens Press
1980
Format: PDF
Pages: 54
Language: English
Size: 30.7 MB

An account of Hermann Goering's role in Nazi Germany, in the creation of the Luftwaffe, and in World War II.

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 Panzer Combat Reports (Hitler's War Machine)
Panzer Combat Reports (Hitler's War Machine)
Author: Bob Carruthers
Panzer Combat Reports (Hitler's War Machine)
Coda Books Ltd
ISBN: 1781580502
2012
Format: PDF (conv)
Size: 5,9 МБ
Language: English
Pages: 240
"Tank units should move at night, and in the daytime they should move only when they can be hidden from enemy airplanes." 'Tactical Handbook for the Troop Commander' This fascinating compilation of wartime battlefield reports drawn from British, American, Russian and German sources has been carefully selected by Emmy Award winning author and historian Bob Carruthers to produce an absorbing overview of the life and death of Germany's Panzer forces as the events unfolded during World War II. Featured topics include the Tiger, Panther, flame throwing tanks, experimental vehicles, tank tactics, mobile artillery, assault guns and more. Combining contemporary reports featuring a wide range of topics concerning Panzers in the field, this excellent survey of sources builds into an absorbing account of what the Allies considered to be the most important information concerning the Panzers on the battlefield. Drawn exclusively from original wartime reports, this new compilation is essential reading for anyone interested in discovering rare and vital information on the combat experience of the Panzers drawn exclusively from primary sources. This book is part of the 'Hitler's War Machine' series, a new military history range compiled and edited by Emmy Award winning author and historian Bob Carruthers. The series draws on primary sources and contemporary documents to provide a new insight into the true nature of Hitler's Wehrmacht. The series consultant is David Mcwhinnie creator of the award winning PBS series 'Battlefield'.

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 Flying Forts. The B-17 in World War II
Flying Forts. The B-17 in World War II
Author: Martin Caidin
Flying Forts. The B-17 in World War II
Ballantine Books, Inc
1968
Format: PDF
Pages: 548
Language: English
Size: 93 MB

The authoritative account of the B-17 Flying Fortress—the most formidable heavy bomber of World War II—with the exciting story of the men who flew it in every theatre from Africa and England to China and the Pacific.

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 Singapore 1942 (Battle Story)
Singapore 1942 (Battle Story)
Author: Chris Brown
Singapore 1942
The History Press
Battle Story
2012
Format: EPUB
Pages: 158
Size: 4 Mb
Language: English

The Fall of Singapore remains a crushing defeat that sent shockwaves around the British Empire during the Second World War. Singapore had always been seen as an impenetrable fortress that would protect the British Empire's stake in the Far East - a legacy of the great days of global dominion. The British Army were aware of the threat to Singapore and Malaya from the first days after Pearl Harbor, but they viewed the Japanese Army as an inferior fighting force, incapable of standing up to the defences and trained troops of the British. Yet, in December 1941 the Japanese launched a swift attack on the Singapore airfields, nearly wiping out the entire fleet of RAF frontline aeroplanes.

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 Desert Storm: The War in the Persian Gulf
Desert Storm: The War in the Persian Gulf
Author: Otto Friedrich
Desert Storm: The War in the Persian Gulf
Time Warner Publishing Inc.
1991
Format: PDF
Pages: 244
Language: English
Size: 47 MB

Tells the story of the war in the Persian Gulf from Saddam Hussein's first strike into Kuwait to the collapse and flight of his defeated army. The book is based on files from more than a dozen "Time" correspondents who covered the war, both in the Persian Gulf and allied capitals. "Time's" diplomatic correspondent, Christopher Ogden, provides a narrative on how President Bush reached his decision to go to war. Accounts of the air war and the land invasion are by former world editor, John Elson and Nation senior writer, Ed Magnuson.

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 Mustang: Thoroughbred Stallion of the Air
Mustang: Thoroughbred Stallion of the Air
Author: Steve Pace
Mustang: Thoroughbred Stallion of the Air
Fonthill Media Limited
ISBN: 1781550514
2013
Format: EPUB
Pages: 224
Size: 6 Mb
Language: English

An authoritative book on the Mustang, its variants and spin-offs. It was one of the main US fighter planes in World War II. Many of the 200-plus images in the book have never been published before and it includes numerous first-hand accounts of the Mustang in battle. This book has numerous appendices, a bibliography, a glossary and an index.

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 Modelling the Early Panzerkampfwagen IV (Osprey Modelling №26)
Modelling the Early Panzerkampfwagen IV (Osprey Modelling №26)
Author: Tom Cockle
Modelling the Early Panzerkampfwagen IV
Osprey Publishing
Osprey Modelling №26
2005
Format: EPUB
Pages: 80
Size: 15 Mb
Language: English

The Panzerkampfwagen IV has often been referred to as the 'workhorse' of the German Army in World War II. This important weapon went through several upgrades and improvements and was the only German tank to have been produced continuously throughout the entire war. This book specifically deals with the short-barrelled Panzer IV, built until February 1942, which saw service from the invasion of Poland, through the fall of Western Europe and the campaigns of North Africa to the steppes of the Soviet Union. This book takes on a series of increasingly complex construction projects covering all the major Panzer IV types, including the rare multi-turreted Neubau-Panzerkampfwagen IV.

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 Hitler's Scientists: Science, War, and the Devil's Pact
Hitler's Scientists: Science, War, and the Devil's Pact
Author: John Cornwell
Hitler's Scientists: Science, War, and the Devil's Pact
Viking
2003
Format: PDF
Pages: 584
Language: English
Size: 70.2 MB

Nazi Germany had a head start in the science and technologies that dramatically transformed armed conflict in the twentieth century, leading to ultimate weapons of mass destruction, and the means of delivering them, ballistic missiles. John Cornwell's powerful history tells the story of Germany's scientists, from Hitler's rise to power in 1933 to his fall in 1945. He describes the behaviour of researchers in the huge span of scientific disciplines in which Germany excelled and led the world. Some were Nazi enthusiasts, many more were fellow travellers. Few resisted or rebelled and their efforts prolonged the war. Their failure to translate leading-edge expertise into military success is a crucial feature of world history. Their degenerate exploitation of death-camp victims and slave labour brought lasting shame on the entire German scientific community. Cornwell's disturbing book, however, raises questions about the conduct of all scientists whatever their nationality or ideology. Cornwell vividly describes how Adolf Hitler used and abused science to his own ends, borrowing from pseudo-biology to develop his murderous racist theories, seizing on rocket science and jet propulsion as desperate last bids to terrify his enemies and stave off defeat. He explores the German quest for an atomic bomb, resolving the intriguing story of Werner Heisenberg and his trip to Copenhagen: the final truth about the failure of Germany's nuclear research. Cornwell sets the genius and the eventual corruption of German scientists against the background of Germany's emergence as the technological powerhouse of Europe by the first decade of the century. In the final stages of his story he explores the record of scientists, East and West, since Hitler's fall. Have scientists behaved any better in the course of the Cold War and beyond?

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