Surrender Invites Death: Fighting the Waffen SS in Normandy

by John A. English

Overview

• 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

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780811707633
Publisher:	Stackpole Books
Publication date:	02/09/2011
Pages:	240
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

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.