The Waffen SS: Hitler's Elite Guard at War, 1939-1945

The Waffen SS: Hitler's Elite Guard at War, 1939-1945
ISBN-10
0801492750
ISBN-13
9780801492754
Category
History
Pages
388
Language
English
Published
1966
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Author
George H. Stein

Description

This landmark study, first published by Cornell University Press in 1966, shows how Hitler's elite army grew from a praetorian guard of barely 28,000 men at the beginning of the Second World War to a combat-hardened army of more than 500,000 in 1945. George H. Stein examines in detail the structure and organization of the Waffen SS and describes the rigid personnel selection and intensive physical, military, and ideological training that helped to create the tough and dedicated cadre around which the larger force of the later war years was built.

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