"he needs to back such a claim up" It is not a claim, it is a fact. You clearly imply that the book is flawed without anything to support your view, so why don't you find something to back up YOUR views. "and provide a context as to why it is necessary to deny that the unit committed war crimes." Because people who lack real knowledge of the Second World and Waffen-SS seem to think, in many cases that I have seen, that all members of the Waffen-SS were brutal men who slaughtered civilians. If you don't understand what I mean then there's nothing I can do to help. Regards,