Surrender Invites Death Fighting the Waffen SS in Normandy
by English, John A.Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2011-02-09
Publisher(s): Stackpole Books
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Summary
What it was like to fight Hitler's ideological troops in Normandy starting on D-Day, June 6, 1944;Regarded as Nazi Germany's elite military force, the Waffen SS had a reputation for ferocity on the battlefield and mercilessness to prisoners;Assesses the combat performance of Waffen SS as well as American, British, and Canadian units;Included are accounts of well-known SS soldiers like Michael Wittmann;and formations such as the 1st SS Panzer Division Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler and 12th SS Panzer Division Hitler Youth;Meticulously researched by a veteran military historian
Author Biography
John A. English served thirty-seven years in the Canadian Army and completed master's and doctoral degrees in military history. He has taught at Queen's University and the U.S. Naval War College. He lives in Canada.
Table of Contents
| Preface | p. ix |
| Introduction | p. xi |
| Who Were the Waffen SS? | p. 1 |
| Perdition on the Eastern Front | p. 19 |
| First Clashes with the Waffen SS in Normandy | p. 43 |
| Tiger Shock and ôColossal Cracksö | p. 65 |
| A Tough Business | p. 81 |
| Tank Charge to Conserve Infantry | p. 99 |
| Cobra Spring | p. 117 |
| A Murder of Panzers | p. 145 |
| Surrender Invites Death | p. 159 |
| Intractable Enemy | p. 181 |
| Conclusion | p. 197 |
| Characteristics of Weapons | p. 209 |
| Rank Comparisons | p. 213 |
| Notes | p. 215 |
| Bibliography | p. 229 |
| Index | p. 235 |
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