Voices of the Flemish Waffen-SS

Author: Jonathan Trigg
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445666375
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 361

Book Description
What motivated men to fight for an enemy that had invaded their own country? These are last voices of the Flemish Waffen-SS; there are very few left and they tell their story with absolute candour. After 70 years, why would they not?

Voices of the Scandinavian Waffen-SS

Author: Jonathan Trigg
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445674696
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 391

Book Description
'After what happened to Finland we had to fight communism. It was a terrible threat.' The interviews and images gathered by Jonathan Trigg are vital historical documents.

Voices of the Waffen SS

Author: Gerry Villani
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 035949689X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 271

Book Description
The Waffen SS were Hitler's elite forces during WWII. They were the forces that were feared by the enemy and praised by their allies. During the Nuremberg Trials, the Waffen SS was condemned as part of a criminal organization, however, the Nuremberg Trials exempted conscripts from that condemnation. On several occasions, the Waffen SS was criticized by Heer commanders for their reckless disregard for casualties while taking or holding objectives, however, the Waffen SS divisions eventually proved themselves as capable soldiers. The poor initial performance was mainly due to the emphasis on political indoctrination rather than proper military training before the war. Despite this, the experience gained from the Polish, French, and Balkan campaigns and the peculiarly egalitarian form of training soon turned Waffen SS units into elite formations. These are the stories of the men that once were part of this elite force, not to glorify the Nazi regime or crimes committed by them, but to give them a voice too.

Voices of the Waffen SS - The Assault Generation

Author: Gerry Villani
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1387748831
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 230

Book Description
They called themselves Legionnaires of the Waffen SS, the new European Army. They came from all nations of Europe, and they were wearing the same uniform to fight for the same cause: fighting the strong Russian Armed Forces. Almost one million of these young men fought next to the Wehrmacht during WWII. It was during this era that the ideal of a united Europe was born. There is no other period in history that has been documented like the 6 years that ranged from the invasion of Poland in 1939 to the capitulation in Berlin in 1945. They left their homes, families, and friends with their heart full of joy and pride. They had to endure extreme weather from +40 to -50 while fighting on several fronts. They were battle hardened because of this. They became good soldiers because they knew how to survive in any situation. These young men were prepared to give their lives for Germany and, in their eyes, for a better Europe.

The Air War Through German Eyes

Author: Jonathan Trigg
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1398116513
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 412

Book Description
This is an important book on one of the most controversial campaigns of the Second World War. 'When we came out above ground there was rubble everywhere, asphalt on the roads had melted in the heat. My only thought was to get out of this hellhole.’ Ivar Corneliussen, Waffen-SS trooper

Barbarossa Through German Eyes

Author: Jonathan Trigg
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1398107239
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 526

Book Description
The story of the world’s largest ever invasion through the voices of the men – and women – who witnessed it first-hand.

The Battle of Stalingrad Through German Eyes

Author: Jonathan Trigg
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1398110728
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 399

Book Description
Jonathan Trigg reveals the human agony behind such statistics through the words of the Germans who were there: ‘You’ll regret this insulting, provocative and thoroughly predatory attack on the Soviet Union! You’ll pay dearly for it!’ (Dekanazov, Soviet Ambassador in Berlin). The Germans did. But the butcher’s bill was huge for both sides.

To VE-Day Through German Eyes

Author: Jonathan Trigg
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445699451
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 458

Book Description
'If Germany stays united and marches to the rhythm of its revolutionary socialist outlook, it will be unbeatable. Our indestructible will to life, and the driving force of the Führer’s personality guarantee this.' (Joseph Goebbels, 4 June 1943.) It wasn't and it didn't.

D-Day Through German Eyes

Author: Jonathan Trigg
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445689324
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 473

Book Description
‘We weren’t afraid of the Allies as soldiers, but we were afraid of their materiel – it was going to be men versus machines.’

The Ascent

Author: Stefan Hertmans
Publisher: Pantheon
ISBN: 0593316479
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 385

Book Description
In this revealing and poignant story, Stefan Hertmans uncovers haunting details about the previous owner of his house and the crime he committed as a member of the Nazi police. In 1979 Stefan Hertmans became obsessed with a rundown townhouse in Ghent. The previous owners were mentioned only in passing during the acquisition, and it wasn’t until the new millennium, long after he had sold the house, that he came across a memoir by the owner’s son Adriaan Verhulst, a distinguished history professor and a former teacher of Hertmans’, which revealed that his father was a former SS officer. Hertmans finds he is profoundly haunted by images of the family as ghostly presences in the rooms he had once known so well, he begins a journey of discovery—not to tell the story of Adriaan’s father, but rather the story of the house and the people who lived in it and passed through it. Archives, interviews with relatives and personal documents help him imagine the world of this house as they reveal not only a marital drama, but also a connection between past visitors to the house and important figures in the culture and politics of Flanders now. A stunning and immersive reimagining of a family in a historical moment of great upheaval confirms Hertmans’ always brilliant melding of fiction and nonfiction.