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 American, British, and Canadian units against the Waffen SS
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
Binding Type: Hardcover Publisher: Stackpole Books Published: 02/09/2011 ISBN: 9780811707633 Pages: 240 Weight: 1.01lbs Size: 9.00h x 6.80w x 1.10d