Waffen SS Soldier
Subtitle: 1940-1945
Contributors: Jeffrey Burn (Illustrator)
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Published: May 1, 1999
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 64
ISBN-13: 9781855329317
Subjects: Battles & campaigns; European history: Second World War; Special & elite forces; Second World War, 1939-1945; Military Science; History - Military / War; History; Military; Germany; Europe - Germany; History / Military / World War II; Military - World War II
First sentence: The Waffen-SS was a unique phenomenon in military history, and comparisons with other famous bodies of fighting men-such as the Praetorian Guard of the Caesars which is most commonly cited-fall apart on close examination.