Superb! A thoroughly gripping account of the role of the SS Hitlerjugend’s role in the Normandy ‘44 campaign. From the units creation, to its deployment and combat, opposite British and Canadian forces in the battle for Caen and beyond. Well illustrated with maps and photographs, and enlivened with firsthand accounts, I found this a terrifically engaging and informative read. Highly recommended.
Read the full review [link=https://aquestionofscale.blogspot.com/2021/05/book-review.html]here[/link]
A Question of Scale
Superb! A thoroughly gripping account of the role of the SS Hitlerjugend’s role in the Normandy ‘44 campaign. From the units creation, to its deployment and combat, opposite British and Canadian forces in the battle for Caen and beyond. Well illustrated with maps and photographs, and enlivened with firsthand accounts, I found this a terrifically engaging and informative read. Highly recommended.
Read the full review [link=https://aquestionofscale.blogspot.com/2021/05/book-review.html]here[/link]
A Question of Scale
Four winters in HELL: Rare photos from Operation Barbarossa reveal the horrors faced by Hitler's troops who were sent to take Moscow... with little thought for the Siberian cold that awaited them
Mail Online 28/04/21
Four winters in HELL: Rare photos from Operation Barbarossa reveal the horrors faced by Hitler's troops who were sent to take Moscow... with little thought for the Siberian cold that awaited them
Mail Online 28/04/21
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Royal Anglian News, April 2021
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Royal Anglian News, April 2021
Now I have read a number of these books and everyone has been first class, they should in my opinion be more well known and this book is just the same, with a slight difference. The difference in this book is that it feels like it’s more concentrated on one particular subject rather than a broad sweep trying to include everything. This book has concentrated on what were classed as ‘overseers’, or more honestly volunteers. That’s right it appears you had soldiers that would have to do this job as in working in a concentration camp, no you would have those that weren’t soldiers volunteering to do the jobs in a concentration camp. These ‘volunteers’ were split into groups and then each group were given a number of jobs to be in charge of ranging from moving people around to be killed, being in charge of the ovens, organising transport in and out, being guards, selecting victims or organising forced labour projects. There wasn’t really anything light, it was all rather grim.. Read more
UK Historian
Now I have read a number of these books and everyone has been first class, they should in my opinion be more well known and this book is just the same, with a slight difference. The difference in this book is that it feels like it’s more concentrated on one particular subject rather than a broad sweep trying to include everything. This book has concentrated on what were classed as ‘overseers’, or more honestly volunteers. That’s right it appears you had soldiers that would have to do this job as in working in a concentration camp, no you would have those that weren’t soldiers volunteering to do the jobs in a concentration camp. These ‘volunteers’ were split into groups and then each group were given a number of jobs to be in charge of ranging from moving people around to be killed, being in charge of the ovens, organising transport in and out, being guards, selecting victims or organising forced labour projects. There wasn’t really anything light, it was all rather grim.. Read more
UK Historian
The supporting text with the picture caption are extensive and a key element in telling the full story. Another fine addition to the Image of War series.
Read the full review [link=https://www.militarymodelscenenew.com/book-reviews-1/Battle-of-Leyte-Gulf]here[/link]
Military Model Scene, Robin Buckland
The supporting text with the picture caption are extensive and a key element in telling the full story. Another fine addition to the Image of War series.
Read the full review [link=https://www.militarymodelscenenew.com/book-reviews-1/Battle-of-Leyte-Gulf]here[/link]
Military Model Scene, Robin Buckland
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617 Dambuster Squadron at War
No. 617 Squadron RAF Bomber Command is world-famous for its daring raids on the Mohne, Eder and Sorpe Dams, the Dortmund-Ems Canal and the attacks on the German ship Tirpitz. This book contains rarely seen photographs of the squadron's aircraft, crews and other behind-the-scenes operations. Each image is accompanied by a lengthy caption that convey… Read more...
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Luftwaffe Flak and Field Divisions 1939-1945
In true Images of War Series style, this authoritative book tells the unique story of Hitler’s Luftwaffe Flak and Field Divisions in words and rare images. From the outset of WW2, Go¨ ring’s Luftwaffe Flak units saw extensive fighting with their 2cm, 3.7cm and deadly 8.8cm anti-aircraft guns. By the time of the Nazis’ invasion of Russia, Luftwaffe… Read more...
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Armoured Warfare in the Italian Campaign 1943-1945
The Second World War campaigns in North Africa, on the Eastern Front and in northwest Europe were dominated by armoured warfare, but the battles in Italy were not. The mountainous topography of the Italian peninsula ensured that it was foremost an infantry war, so it could be said that tanks played a supporting role. Yet, as Anthony Tucker-Jones demonstrates,… Read more...
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Merchant Sailors at War 1943 - 1945
“The Battle of the Atlantic was the dominating factor all through the war. Never for one moment could we forget that everything happening elsewhere, on land, at sea, or in the air, depended ultimately on its outcome.” - Winston Churchill Featured in this new volume from Philip Kaplan are images of some of the most iconic and important merchant… Read more...
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Hitler's Boy Soldiers
Founded in 1922, the Hitler Youth movement, or Hitlerjugend, was comprised of male youths aged 14 – 18 and, by December 1936, membership stood at over 5,000,000. During the Second World War its role evolved from assisting with the postal, train and fire services into full war fighting. Recruits went into units such as the elite 12th SS Panzer-Division… Read more...
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Stuka: Hitler's Lethal Dive Bomber
The photographs in this collection belonged to Luftwaffe Stuka rear gunner and radio operator Erich Heine. The collection includes photographs of flights of Stukas in formation, operating training aircraft, and a selection of different Luftwaffe uniforms and flight gear. The photographer was based for a period in Czechoslovakia, was shot down over… Read more...
