The Waffen-SS in Normandy. July 1944: Operations Goodwood and Cobra (Buffetaut Yves)(Paperback)

The Waffen-SS in Normandy. July 1944: Operations Goodwood and Cobra (Buffetaut Yves)(Paperback)

This volume in the Casemate Illustrated series examines the Waffen-SS panzer divisions during July 1944 in Normandy, including Operations Goodwood and Cobra.One of the greatest paradoxes of the Battle of Normandy is that the German divisions found it much harder to reach the front line than the

The Waffen-SS in Normandy. June 1944: The Caen Sector (Buffetaut Yves)(Paperback)

For many, the Waffen-SS soldier represents the archetype of the combatant, if not the warrior: well-armed, well-trained, possessing intelligence in combat, imbued with political and ideological fanaticism, he is an elite soldier par excellence, even if a lack of scruples casts a long shadow

The Falaise Pocket: Normandy, August 1944 (Buffetaut Yves)(Paperback)

A highly illustrated account of the battle of the Falaise Pocket, Normandy 1944.The battle of the Falaise Pocket, in August 1944, was the turning point in the Normandy campaign. By early August the German Army was in turmoil: while it was managing to hold back the Allies, the defense involved

Tiger I & Tiger II Tanks: German Army and Waffen-SS Normandy Campaign 1944 (Oliver Dennis)(Paperback)

In his latest book in the TankCraft series, Dennis Oliver uses archive photographs and painstakingly researched, exquisitely presented color illustrations to examine the part these powerful tanks played in the Normandy battles and also the units that operated them.In spite of the relatively small

German Armor in Normandy (Buffetaut Yves)(Paperback)

Throughout the Second World War, a shift occurred in the composition of the large armored units of armies which lead to an increase in the power of their tanks in particular. The Germans were no exception. Many of its recently formed Panzer divisions, from the 12th SS-Panzerdivision Hitlerjugend to

Allied Armor in Normandy (Buffetaut Yves)(Paperback)

Tanks were the deciding factor in many Second World War battles. Capable of achieving breakthroughs where infantrymen could not, armored warfare became a crucial factor in the war machines of many nations. Throughout the summer of 1944, both the Allied forces and the Germans readily employed tanks

The Falaise Gap Battles: Normandy 1944 (Forty Simon)(Paperback)

The denouement of the battle of Normandy, the fighting around Falaise and Chambois in August 1944 and the pursuit of the retreating German armies to the Seine provided the Allies with an immense victory. After ten weeks of hard attritional fighting, the Allies had broken loose from the bocage and

Panther Tanks: German Army and Waffen-Ss, Defence of the West, 1945 (Oliver Dennis)(Paperback)

In late 1944 and 1945 the Panther tank played an important role in Germany's desperate efforts to stem the Allied advance on the Western Front. The Panther, perhaps the best armored vehicle produced by Germany during the Second World War, was a key element in the Wehrmacht's defensive tactics, in

Hetzer - Jagdpanzer 38 Tank Destroyer: German Army and Waffen-SS Western Front, 1944-1945 (Oliver Dennis)(Paperback)

By 1944 the German army was on the defensive on all fronts and Allied bombing was putting increasing pressure on the nation's industrial output. Since the earliest days of the war the Germans had experimented with mounting anti-tank weapons on obsolete chassis and one of the most successful of

Ardennes 1944: The Battle of the Bulge (Buffetaut Yves)(Paperback)

German army deficiencies are often cited as the reason for the failure of the German counteroffensive in the Ardennes region of France, Belgium and Luxembourg in December of 1944 to January 1945 which the Germans called Operation Wacht am Rhein, the Allies named the Ardennes Counteroffensive, and

Hitler's Vikings: The History of the Scandinavian Waffen-Ss: The Legions, the Ss-Wiking and the Ss-Nordland (Trigg Jonathan)(Paperback)

The first book to cover all the Scandinavians who served in Hitler's feared Waffen-SS right until the end in Berlin Based in part on interviews with surviving veterans, this history details the battles the Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, and Finnish men of the Waffen-SS fought, and what inspired them

Hitler's Paratroopers in Normandy: The German II Parachute Corps in the Battle for France, 1944 (Villahermosa Gilberto)(Pevná vazba)

In June 1944, Allied forces fighting desperately to establish a foothold in Normandy and then breakout of the confining bocage found themselves opposed by a bewildering array of formations of the German Wehrmacht. Among them were the newly formed German II Parachute Corps.This gripping new account

The 2nd SS Panzer Division Das Reich (Buffetaut Yves)(Paperback)

The 2nd SS Division, 'Das Reich,' was a battlefront mainstay for Nazi Germany throughout WWII--from the invasion of Poland in 1939 to the final surrender in May 1945. In between it was switched back-and-forth between east and west depending on the crisis, and it fought in nearly every major

The Normandy Air War 1944 (Tucker-Jones Anthony)(Paperback)

Photographic history of the war in the air during the Normandy

Men of Steel: the Ardennes & Eastern Front 1944-45 (Reynolds Michael)(Paperback / softback)

In March 1943 the three senior Divisions of the Waffen-SS Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler (Bodyguard), Das Reich (Empire) and Totenkopf (Death s Head) were fighting against Stalin s armies in the Ukraine under the command of SS Lieutenant General Paul Hausser. Aware of the need to create more divisions

D-Day Operations Manual: 'Neptune', 'Overlord' and the Battle of Normandy - 75th Anniversary Edition: Insights Into How Science, Technology and (Falconer Jonathan)(Pevná vazba)

The landing of Allied forces on the shores of Normandy on 6 June 1944 was the greatest amphibious invasion in history. Technology and innovation played crucial parts in the D-Day drama - from tank-carrying gliders, swimming tanks and the Mulberry harbors, to radio and radar aids that ensured

Cromwell Vs Jagdpanzer IV: Normandy 1944 (Higgins David R.)(Paperback)

By 1944, the evolution of armored doctrine had produced very different outcomes in Britain and Germany. Offering a good balance of speed, protection, and firepower, the British Cromwell tank was much faster than its German opponent. However, the Jagdpanzer IV tank destroyer had a high-velocity main

Jagdpanther Tank Destroyer: German Army and Waffen-Ss, Western Europe 1944-1945 (Oliver Dennis)(Paperback)

Combining the destructive firepower of the 88mm gun with the outstanding mobility of the Panther series, the Jagdpanther is quite probably the best-known tank destroyer of the Second World War. In the vehicle's first action on 30 July 1944, three Jagdpanthers managed to destroy eleven British tanks

British Armour in the Normandy Campaign (Buckley John)(Paperback)

The popular perception of the performance of British armour in the Normandy campaign of 1944 is one of failure and frustration. Despite overwhelming superiority in numbers, Montgomery's repeated efforts to employ his armour in an offensive manner ended in a disappointing stalemate. Explanation of

German Tanks in Normandy 1944: The Panzer, Sturmgeschtz and Panzerjger Forces That Faced the D-Day Invasion (Zaloga Steven J.)(Paperback)

Arnhem 1944: The Airborne Battle (Middlebrook Martin)(Paperback)

Arnhem was meant to end the war in Europe. The Germans were in retreat from Normandy and seemed to be beaten. Three airborne divisions were to seize the bridges across the great rivers of Holland and unleash the Allied armies into Germany. The Battle of Arnhem was a turning-point in the war, a

Belgian Waffen-SS Legions & Brigades, 1941-1944: Wallonie, Wallonien, Flandern & Langemarck (Afiero Massimiliano)(Paperback)

This new account, featuring new color plates of uniform and insignia, tells the story of the battle history of the MAA 524 Norwegian Waffen-SS Legion and MAA 531 Dutch Waffen-SS Legion & Brigade on the Russian Frontformed from French and Flemish-speaking Belgians, before their final transformation

Allied Tanks in Normandy 1944 (Zaloga Steven J.)(Paperback)

A concisely detailed guide to the Allied tanks that fought from D-Day to the breakout from Normandy, their qualities, numbers, and performance, and how they were used on the battlefield. When Allied tanks began to roll off the landing craft on D-Day, it marked the start of one of the great periods

Knights of the Skull: Tales of the Waffen SS (Vansant Wayne)(Paperback)

Here are Tales of the Waffen SS and award winning comic book writer/artist Wayne Vansant provides the stories of the German Panzer troops during World War II. This graphic novel edition collects for the first time Vansant's previous tales that were released as individual comics or as short