Surrender invites death
Subtitle: fighting the Waffen SS in Normandy
By: John A. English
Publisher: Stackpole Books
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Mechanicsburg, PA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9780811707633
Subjects: Campaigns; Waffen-SS; World War, 1939-1945; Tank warfare
Description: Meticulously researched by a veteran military historian, this book examines what it was like to fight Hitler's ideological troops in Normany from D-Day on. It assesses the combat performance of American, British, and Canadian troops against the Waffen SS and includes accounts of well-known SS soldiers like Michael Wittmann and formations such as the 1st SS Panzer Division Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Who were the Waffen SS?; title: Perdition on the Eastern Front; title: First encounters with the Waffen SS in Normandy; title: Tiger shock and "colossal cracks"; title: A tough business; title: Tank charge to conserve infantry; title: Cobra spring; title: A murder of panzers; title: Surrender invites death; title: Intractable enemy.