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Hitler's elite : the SS 1939-45 / edited by Chris McNab.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Oxford : Osprey Publishing, 2013.Description: 384 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9781782000884 (hbk.) :
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 940.541343 23
LOC classification:
  • D757.85
Summary: 'Hitler's Elite' tells the complete story of the SS at individual, unit and organizational levels. Following an explanation of the SS' complex political and social origins, and its growth within the Nazi empire, it goes on to look at both its war record and its wider role in Heinrich Himmler's implementation of Hitler's vision for the Third Reich. As well as providing a combat history of the Waffen-SS from 1939 to 1945, it also explores themes such as ideology, recruitment, foreign SS personnel, training and equipment.
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Item type Current library Collection Call number Status Date due Barcode
General The Harden Library, King's Hospital Main 940.5 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available R15875N0499

Includes bibliographical references and index.

'Hitler's Elite' tells the complete story of the SS at individual, unit and organizational levels. Following an explanation of the SS' complex political and social origins, and its growth within the Nazi empire, it goes on to look at both its war record and its wider role in Heinrich Himmler's implementation of Hitler's vision for the Third Reich. As well as providing a combat history of the Waffen-SS from 1939 to 1945, it also explores themes such as ideology, recruitment, foreign SS personnel, training and equipment.

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