Author: Samuel W. Mitcham
Publisher: Stackpole Books
Keywords: divisions, infantry, wwii, stackpole, military, series, history, special, german, volume, battle, 291st, 999th, order, named
Number of Pages: 400
Published: 2007-09-10
List price: $19.95
ISBN-10: 0811734374
ISBN-13: 9780811734370
This second of 3 volumes on German ground forces in World War II covers the 291st through 999th Infantry Divisions; named infantry divisions (e.g., Division von Manteuffel and Division Sicily); jaeger, light, and mountain divisions; security divisions; and Luftwaffe ground divisions, including parachute, flak, and field troops. The units presented here show how truly diverse the German Army was.
Author: Shaun Best
Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
Keywords: divisions, social, understanding
Number of Pages: 352
Published: 2005-02-22
List price: $54.95
ISBN-10: 0761942971
ISBN-13: 9780761942979
The study of social divisions has dominated research within the social sciences since the nineteenth century. Early stratification categories of class, race, and gender, have in more recent years been joined by issues such as sexuality and disability. Understanding Social Divisions addresses the full range of social divisions in one volume while also considering the nature of social division in itself, in a comprehensive and accessible overview. Shaun Best: outlines and evaluates theories and research from a long historical period looks at how social divisions influence the formation of identi
Author: Gordon Williamson
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Keywords: men, divisions, waffen
Number of Pages: 48
Published: 2004-08-20
List price: $17.95
ISBN-10: 1841765910
ISBN-13: 9781841765914
The Waffen-SS grew from a handful of obscure infantry battalions in 1939, to a force of more than 30 divisions by the end of World War II, including units of every type and every level of battlefield value. The mid-war divisions covered in this third title represent that range, from some of the most effective German and Western European volunteer formations â€" e.g. the 12. SS-Pz Div ’Hitlerjugend’, and the Scandinavians and Dutchmen of the 11. ’Nordland’ and 23. ’Nederland’ divisions â€" to the Bosnian Muslims of the anti-partisan 13. ’Handschar
Author: Martin Windrow
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Keywords: men, divisions, panzer
Number of Pages: 48
Published: 1982-03-25
List price: $17.95
ISBN-10: 0850454344
ISBN-13: 9780850454345
For the first three years of the Second World War the German Army’s armoured formations dominated the world’s battlefields. During this period the Panzerwaffe swept away all that was before them, achieving victories over numerically superior and sometimes better equipped opponents. This remarkable book by Martin Windrow deals with one of the German Army’s most effective and feared rapid attack forces, including a summary of every Panzer division’s war record and an extensive examination of uniforms, equipment and decorations.
Authors:Gordon Williamson, Stephen Andrew,
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Keywords: divisions, waffen, men
Number of Pages: 48
Published: 2003-11-01
List price: $17.95
ISBN-10: 1841765899
ISBN-13: 9781841765891
Despite being disdained by the German Army?s professional officer corps, the military branch of the Nazi SS security organisation grew from an initial strength of only a handful of battalions at the outbreak of war in 1939 to hundreds of thousands of troops in dozens of divisions. The battlefield reputation of the premier armoured and mechanised divisions would become second to none; lavishly equipped and regarded as utterly reliable, they were thrown into many desperate battles on both Western and Eastern fronts, often achieving remarkable results. Illustrated with rare photographs, this firs
Author: Pier Paolo Battistelli
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Keywords: orders, battle, divisions, panzer
Number of Pages: 96
Published: 2009-07-21
List price: $25.95
ISBN-10: 184603406X
ISBN-13: 9781846034060
The period 1944-45 was one of change for the Panzer Divisions. In summer 1944 the new-type Panzer Division was introduced with a reduction in the number of tanks, a change that was mainly seen in North-West Europe. On the Eastern Front, where the bulk of the Panzer Divisions were still employed, the organizational changes were introduced only slowly, mainly during periods of rest and refit. In 1945 the division was again reorganized with a reduced strength to reflect the deteriorating German manufacturing capability and to incorporate news weapons such as the Panther (Mark V).This volume provi
Author: ROBERT H. FERRELL
Publisher: University of Missouri
Keywords: memoir, divisions, armored, colonel
Number of Pages: 320
Published: 2001-03-20
List price: $39.95
ISBN-10: 082621312X
ISBN-13: 9780826213129
"Colonel Triplet’s World War II memoir is distinguished by blunt realism that does not sugarcoat the realities of battle, the deficiencies of American training and equipment, and the shortcomings of preparation and leadership in World War II. There is a certain tendency abroad to romanticize World War II, to make all our soldiers brave and gallant and all our generals more than competent if not mostly brilliant. Triplet offers a useful antidote to such nonsense."-Russell F. Weigley In this fascinating memoir, William S. Triplet continues the saga begun in his earlier book, A Youth in
