In September 1939, Nazi Germany launched its infamous Blitzkrieg invasion of Poland, bringing about the outbreak of World War II. Faced with highly tactical and accelerated attacks aimed at disrupting lines of defence and encircling vulnerable troops, Allied forces broke under pressure. Within the space of a year, France had been invaded and occupied, while the forces of Great Britain had retreated headlong back across the Channel. Further campaigns in the air and at sea sought to subdue the British Isles, while more lightning-fast attacks in 1941 overran Yugoslavia and Greece, leaving the bulk of Continental Europe under Nazi control. Featuring 98 detailed maps, this impressive atlas shows, in intricate detail, the fighting and physical challenges faced by the German attackers and Allied defenders.

2019, Osprey Publishing, , 9781472834997,< F-01>,large format, 217pp, 98 colour maps, new in illustrated boards, ,
Subject...The Third Reich - General
Web No. 37922-01..............................£45.00 

Sidekick to SS Chief Heinrich Himmler and supervisor of Nazi rocket scientist Wernher von Braun, General Hans Kammler was responsible for the construction of Hitler’s slave labor sites and concentration camps. He personally altered the design of Auschwitz to increase crowding, ensuring that epidemic diseases would complement the work of the gas chambers. Kammler was declared dead after the war. But the aide who testified to Kammler’s supposed “suicide” never produced any proof of his death. The author's astonishingly discovered US government documents proving that Hans Kammler was in American custody for months after the war—well after his officially declared suicide. Was he protected so the United States could benefit from his intimate knowledge of the Nazi's secret weapons? The book is co-authored by Colm Lowery and Keith Chester.

2019, Regnery Books., , 9781621577355,< F-01>,410pp, numerous b/w illustrations, new in d/w, ,
Subject...The Third Reich - General
Web No. 37953-01..............................£24.99 

A large format illustrated history of the Third Reich. This is the abridged version based on William Shirer's authoritative original. Shirer personally witnessed Hitler's Nazi's rise to power, and he remained in Germany during the early years of World War II.

1987, Bison Books, , 0600552659,< F-01>,Large format, 256pp, 100 col & 200 b/w photos, maps, vg in dw, ,
Subject...The Third Reich - General
Web No. 21188-02..............................£8.00 

A large format illustrated history of the Third Reich. This is the abridged version based on William Shirer's authoritative original. Shirer personally witnessed Hitler's Nazi's rise to power, and he remained in Germany during the early years of World War II.

1984, Bison Books, , 0861243854,< F-01>,Large format, 256pp, 100 col & 200 b/w photos, maps, vg in rubbed d/w, ,
Subject...The Third Reich - General
Web No. 21188-01..............................£8.00 

SS-Obersturmbannführer Otto Skorzeny became a legend in his own time. ‘Hitler's favourite commando' acquired a reputation as a man of daring, renowned for his audacious 1943 mission to extricate Mussolini from a mountain-top prison. Skorzeny's influence on special operations doctrine was far-reaching and long-lasting, yet he was an egoist who stole other men's credit (including for the seminal rescue of Mussolini), brave and resourceful but also an unrepentant Nazi and a self-aggrandizing hogger of the limelight.

2018, Osprey Publishing, , 9781472829450,< F-01>,384pp, 45 b/w photos, map, new in d/w, ,
Subject...The Third Reich - General
Web No. 38079-01..............................£20.00 

A comprehensive biography of General-leutnant Fritz Bayerlein (1899-1970), commander of the elite Panzer Lehr Division during World War II and Erwin Rommel's former Chief-of-Staff. Covers his experiences with General Heinz Guderian in the invasions of Poland, France, and Russia, plus his service in North Africa, Hungary, Normandy and the Ruhr. During the Russian winter of 1943-1944, Bayerlein commanded the famous Berlin-Brandenburg 3rd Panzer Division. In his own words he shows his feelings and frustrations on fighting a war of useless bloodshed. Bayerlein's personal friend, Manfred Rommel, provides remarkable insight into the man's nature. Many previously unpublished photographs plus twenty maps drawn by Bayerlein make this book invaluable to military historians.

2003, Schiffer Publications, , 0764318867,< F-01>,Large format, 296pp, 340 + colour & b/w illustrations, New in d/w, ,
Subject...The Third Reich - General
Web No. 19070-03..............................£61.99 

The story the atrocity committed by the 1-SS Panzer Battle Group under SS-Obersturmbannfuehrer Joachim Peiper in the Ardennes in 1944. One hundred and thirteen American prisoners-of-war were assembled in a field near the village of Malmedy. Though Peiper was not present, soldiers under his command from 1-SS Panzer Division opened fire on the men. They then shot, or clubbed to death, any survivors. In May 1946, Peiper and 70 of his men were put on trial. Forty-three of those accused were sentenced to death and the rest received prison sentences. The death sentences were later commuted to imprisonment. After the war Peiper took up residence in France where, in the village of Traves, he was murdered in 1974.

1981, Arrow Books, , 0099254301,< F-01>,244pp, Good in card covers with creased spine, , CARD
Subject...The Third Reich - General
Web No. 12035-03..............................£2.00 

Employed exclusively on the Eastern Front, except for a brief period in Croatia, Dutch volunteer combat formation “Nederland” participated in many of the most difficult battles including Leningrad, the Narva bridgehead, the Tannenberg line, Dorpat in Kurland, Pomerania, and the Oder front. Finally, at the desperate battle of the Halbe Pocket, the remnants of the division avoided total annihilation, escaping the Soviets and surrendering to American forces. This work fills a gap in Waffen-SS history with appendices on the unit’s operational history, its members, uniforms and insignia.

2016, Schiffer Publications, , 9780764350733,< F-02>,Large format, 144pp, numerous b/w photos & maps, New in illustrated boards, ,
Subject...The Third Reich - Military Structure
Web No. 37399-01..............................£38.99 

The Panzer IV programme was started in 1934, forming, alongside the Panzer IIs and IIIs, the force that was to become the Panzerwaffe. At first, German planners envisioned the tank in a secondary role, but during the invasions of The Low Countries and France, it took on a more central role. When the Panzerwaffe turned east to attack the Soviet Union, the Panzer IV initially fared poorly against the better-armed T-34. However, upgrades to its gun and armour protection saw it perform far better, and also against British and American tanks in North Africa and Italy. In 1944, it was slowly replaced by the Panzer V Panther, but the dire strategic situation meant that it bore the brunt of the Allied D-Day invasion, remaining in service until the end of the war.

2021, Osprey Publishing, , 9781472829689,< F-02>,304pp, c500 b/w photos & tables, new in d/w, ,
Subject...The Third Reich - Military Structure
Web No. 38133-01..............................£30.00 

The German Panzerjäger, or Panzerjägertruppe, was one of the most innovative fighting arms of World War II and its story has never properly been told, until now. This two-volume series represents the first time that the whole history of the development and organization of Nazi Germany's anti-tank force has been revealed. This second volume takes up the story in the mid-war years and follows the development of the Panzerjäger, describing the innovative new vehicles such as the Ferdinand, Elefant and Nashorn. German Armoured Fighting Vehicle specialist Thomas Anderson also analyses the key role it performed in the War in the Desert and across the Eastern Front, and ultimately in the defence of the Reich itself. Packed with previously unpublished wartime photographs, combat reports, and detailed charts and statistics, this book offers an unparalleled account of this unique arm of the Wehrmacht.

2020, Osprey Publishing, , 9781472836847,< F-02>,288pp, c250 b/w photos & illustrations, New in d/w, ,
Subject...The Third Reich - Military Structure
Web No. 38125-01..............................£30.00