The SS: A New History
a new history
$48.30
- Paperback
496 pages
- Release Date
30 January 2012
Summary
The SS: Unmasking the Architects of Terror
The SS remains one of the most pivotal yet enigmatic institutions of Nazi Germany. By late 1935, the SS wielded absolute authority over German police and internal security. Its military wing, the Waffen SS, rivaled the Wehrmacht with over eight hundred thousand soldiers.
This groundbreaking book draws on previously unavailable sources to offer a new, unflinching portrait of the ruthless political zealots and opportunists who orchest…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780349117522 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0349117527 |
| Author: | Adrian Weale |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Abacus |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 496 |
| Release Date: | 30 January 2012 |
| Weight: | 410g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 128mm x 33mm |
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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 entourage to a weapon of genocide … This is a major achievement by a historian at the top of his game, and deserves a lasting place on the Guy Walters, author of HUNTING EVIL and BERLIN GAMES
About The Author
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.
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