Paul Hausser
From his home in West Germany he published "Die Freiwilligen der Waffen-SS: Idee und Opfergang"; English: "The Volunteers of Waffen-SS: Idea and Sacrifice" in 1958. Steiner's books and memoirs have been characterised by historian Charles Sydnor as one of the "most important works of apologist literature," together with warfare analyses "Grenadiere" by Kurt Meyer and "Waffen-SS in Action" by Paul Hausser. These works demanded rehabilitation of the military branch of the NSDAP, with Steiner's works being important in stressing the theme of the purely military Waffen-SS.