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The SS: A New History
Adrian Weale
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Description for The SS: A New History
Paperback. * The definitive history of the SS by an acclaimed expert -- out now in paperback Num Pages: 496 pages, Section: 16, b/w. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; JPL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 34. Weight in Grams: 348.
The SS was one of the most important institutions of Third Reich Germany, yet it is also among the least well understood. From the end of 1935, the SS had control over all police and internal security duties in Germany and the militarised Waffen SS had more than eight hundred thousand men serving in the field, in direct rivalry with the traditional German armed forces, the Wehrmacht. Making use of material not previously available, this definitive book refocuses attention on and enhances understanding of the hard-nosed political fanatics and opportunists who were responsible for one of the most appalling ... Read more
The SS was one of the most important institutions of Third Reich Germany, yet it is also among the least well understood. From the end of 1935, the SS had control over all police and internal security duties in Germany and the militarised Waffen SS had more than eight hundred thousand men serving in the field, in direct rivalry with the traditional German armed forces, the Wehrmacht. Making use of material not previously available, this definitive book refocuses attention on and enhances understanding of the hard-nosed political fanatics and opportunists who were responsible for one of the most appalling ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Abacus
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
Number of Pages
496
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780349117522
SKU
V9780349117522
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About Adrian Weale
Adrian Weale was educated at York University and the Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst. He has served with military intelligence across the world. As a writer he has written eight works of non-fiction and he writes and reviews regularly for a range of national newspapers.
Reviews for The SS: A New History
Weale's style is spare and compelling. He deftly evokes the various personalities involved in a paramilitary army which shrouded itself in bureaucratic acronyms ... This is an extremely important book which I recommend most highly Michael Burleigh, author of MORAL COMBAT 'In this landmark history, Adrian Weale deftly charts the development of the SS from its origins as a personal ... Read more