(Subject: The Third Reich - General) The Eastern Front 1943-1944: Edited by Karl-Heinz Frieser and written by a team of distinguished German historians, this eighth volume in the magisterial Germany and Second World War series deals with one of the most eventful phases of the Second World War: the battles on the eastern front in 1943 and 1944. In no other period of the war, apart from its concluding phase in 1945, did the Wehrmacht suffer such enormous losses. The land battles of those years, first and foremost the battle of Kursk in the summer of 1943, were among the biggest in world history. In the winter of 1943/44 the Red Army showed itself for the first time capable of conducting large-scale offensives against all German army groups simultaneously. The dramatic climax was reached in the summer of 1944, when the collapse of Army Group Centre led to what was then the heaviest defeat in German military history. (Published: 2017) (Publisher: Oxford University Press) (ISBN: 9780198723462) (Pagination: 1305pp, 18 diagrams, 89 maps, 60 tables) (Condition: New in d/w) UL-XXXXXX
(Subject: The Third Reich - General) German Wartime Society 1939-1945: Exploitation, Interpretations, Exclusion. Written by a team of distinguished German historians and edited by Jörg Echternkamp. The war affected the lives and shaped the experience of millions of individuals in Germany. This volume examines how the minds and behaviour of individuals were moulded by the Party as the Reich took the road to Total War. The huge numbers of German workers conscripted into the Wehrmacht were replaced with forced foreign workers and slave labourers and concentration camp prisoners. The interaction in everyday life between German civilian society and these coerced groups is explored, as is that society's relationship to the Holocaust. The role of the Party, administration, police, and courts in providing for the vast numbers of those rendered homeless by air attack, in bolstering civilian morale with 'miracle revenge weapons' propaganda, and in maintaining order in a society in disintegration is reviewed in detail. The volume concludes with an account of the various forms of resistance to Hitler's regime, in society and the military, culminating in the failed attempt on his life in July 1944. (Published: 2014) (Publisher: Oxford University Press) (ISBN: 9780199542963) (Pagination: 1,168pp, numerous maps, diagrams & tables) (Condition: New in d/w) UL-XXXXXX
(Subject: The Third Reich - General) German Wartime Society 1939-1945: Politicization, Disintegration, and the Struggle for Survival. This Ninth volume in the magisterial series is written by a team of distinguished German historians: Ralf Blank, Jörg Echternkamp, Karola Fings, Jürgen Förster, Winfried Heinemann, Tobias Jersak, Armin Nolzen, and Christoph Rass. Translated by Derry Cook-Radmore. The war affected the lives and shaped the experience of millions of individuals in Germany. This volume examines how the minds and behaviour of individuals were moulded by the Party as the Reich took the road to Total War. The huge numbers of German workers conscripted into the Wehrmacht were replaced with forced foreign workers and slave labourers and concentration camp prisoners. The interaction in everyday life between German civilian society and these coerced groups is explored, as is that society's relationship to the Holocaust. The role of the Party, administration, police, and courts in providing for the vast numbers of those rendered homeless by air attack, in bolstering civilian morale with 'miracle revenge weapons' propaganda, and in maintaining order in a society in disintegration is reviewed in detail. The volume concludes with an account of the various forms of resistance to Hitler's regime, in society and the military, culminating in the failed attempt on his life in July 1944. (Published: 2008) (Publisher: Oxford University Press) (ISBN: 9780199282777) (Pagination: 1,074pp, 12 diagrams) (Condition: New in d/w) UL-XXXXXX
(Subject: The Third Reich - General) Heinz Linge worked with Adolf Hitler for a ten year period from 1935 until the Führer's death in the Berlin bunker in May 1945. He was one of the last to leave the bunker and was responsible for guarding the door while Hitler killed himself. During his years of service Linge was responsible for all aspects of Hitler's household and was constantly by his side. He recounts the daily routine in Hitler's household including his eating habits, his foibles, his preferences, his sense of humour and his private life with Eva Braun. (Published: 2013) (Publisher: Frontline Books) (ISBN: 9781848327184) (Pagination: 224pp 14 illustrations) (Condition: New in card covers) UL-XXXXXX
(Subject: The Third Reich - General) The story the atrocity committed by the 1-SS Panzer Battle Group under SS-Obersturmbannfuehrer Joachim Peiper in the Ardennes in 1944. One hundred and thirteen American prisoners-of-war were assembled in a field near the village of Malmedy. Though Peiper was not present, soldiers under his command from 1-SS Panzer Division opened fire on the men. They then shot, or clubbed to death, any survivors. In May 1946, Peiper and 70 of his men were put on trial. Forty-three of those accused were sentenced to death and the rest received prison sentences. The death sentences were later commuted to imprisonment. After the war Peiper took up residence in France where, in the village of Traves, he was murdered in 1974. (Published: 2007) (Publisher: Pen & Sword) (ISBN: 9781844156207) (Pagination: 256pp, illustrations) (Condition: New in card cover) UL-XXXXXX
(Subject: The Third Reich - General) Fifty years ago, in April 1961, the trial of Adolf Eichmann suddenly revealed to a worldwide audience in all its tragic detail, and for most people for the first time, the shocking reality of the horrors of the Nazi Final Solution. At the time it was not yet known by its current name: the Holocaust or the Shoah. Sergio Minerbi, a young Israeli of Italian origin who had emigrated to Palestine in 1947 was commissioned to cover the trial for Italian State Radio RAI. His work constitutes both a daily chronicle of the court proceedings with a vivid description of the atmosphere inside the courtroom and within the city of Jerusalem that conveys a realistic and vivid picture of the historic proceedings. (Published: 2011) (Publisher: Enigma Books) (ISBN: 9781936274215) (Pagination: 256pp, b/w photos) (Condition: New in d/w) UL-XXXXXX
(Subject: The Third Reich - General) Craig Gottlieb paints a comprehensive picture of the Totenkopf (Death's Head) Ring and the man behind it – Reichsführer-SS Heinrich Himmler. He uses more than 200 examples to document current beliefs about the ring, offering previously unseen photos and documents. The book also covers the history of the Totenkopf ring, placing its appearance in historical context, and includes sections on award documents and frames, ring shipping boxes, with many photographs of rings in wear. (Published: 2008) (Publisher: Schiffer Publications) (ISBN: 9780764330940) (Pagination: 256pp, 200 + colour & b/w illustrations) (Condition: New in d/w) UL-XXXXXX
(Subject: The Third Reich - General) A Facsimile of Official Kriegsberichter Reports on the Attack by SS-Fallschirmjäger on Tito's Headquarters, May 25, 1944. The book is a text and photographic facsimile of two very rare after action reports by Luftwaffe kriegsberichter (war correspondents) chronicling Operation “Drvar” where German airborne and land forces attempted to capture or kill the Yugoslav communist partisan leader Tito in his headquarters in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Includes text in English and German, and more than forty rare photographs. (Published: 2008) (Publisher: Schiffer Publications) (ISBN: 9780764330605) (Pagination: A4 format, 64pp, 40 b/w photos) (Condition: New in card cover) UL-XXXXXX
(Subject: The Third Reich - General) Nicolaus von Below was a 29-year-old pilot when Goering selected him for the position of Hitler’s Luftwaffe adjutant. He was with Hitler at every stage as World War II was planned and unfolded. The book tells of military decisions and policy-making at Führer Headquarters and provides fascinating insight into how Hitler planned the invasions of Poland and Russia. Von Below was present at the assassination attempt in July 1944 and was the last of Hitler’s close military entourage to emerge from the bunker alive as Berlin fell. (Published: 2004) (Publisher: Greenhill Books) (ISBN: 1853676004) (Pagination: 256pp, 45 b/w photos) (Condition: New in card cover) UL-XXXXXX
