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The Knight’s Cross with Oakleaves, 1940-1945
Biographies
and Images of the 889 Recipients of Hitler’s Highest Military Award
This extensive, two-volume box set presents every
recipient of the Knight’s Cross with Oakleaves, awarded during the Second World War, and presented personally by Hitler
from 1940 until 1945.
Described inside – and shown with at least one photograph – are each of the 889
recipients from the Luftwaffe, Heer, Waffen-SS, and Kriegsmarine, as well as foreign recipients. This work contains over 1,000
photographs, from the author’s own collection as well as other private collections. This is first time such a work has
been written in the English language and is a must for anyone interested in Germany’s highest decoration, as well as
anyone interested in the careers of each recipient. Hardcover, Size: 8 1/2″ x 11″, Pages: 646, 1,000
B+W and color photos. Price - $125.00
OTTO CARIUS
Meine Dienstzeit 1940-45
90th Birthday Commemorative Edition
Otto Carius was one of the most successful Panzer commanders ever to take a Tiger
tank into battle, destroying some 150 tanks and being decorated with the Oakleaves to the Knights Cross.
"Meine Dienstzeit"
meaning (My Military Service) 1940-45 is a look at Otto Carius' life during World War. Photos and stories chronicle his entrance
into the Wehrmacht (German Armed Forces) in 1940 as a volunteer, his life as a soldier, and his victories as a Panzer commander
for three and a half years on the Eastern Front. Detailed photos and illustrations of his numerous medals, decorations and
documents as well as an interview with Otto Carius about his time in the military. The book also contains excerpts from his
book “Tiger im Schlamm” (Tiger in The Mud) (first edition printed in 1960).
In October 1944, Oberleutnant
Carius became the youngest Reserve Officer in the Wehrmacht to receive the Oak Leaves (issue Nr.535). A total of 882 Oak leaves
were awarded by the 9. May 1945. Size: hardcover 9"x12", 158 Pages, 300 b&w plus color photos. Price - $65.00
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Waffen-SS Knights And Their Battles
The Waffen-SS Kight`s Cross Holders Volume 2: January -July 1943
Volume 2 in this new series continues the overview of each Waffen-SS unit that fought during World War II,
where it was raised and where it fought. Within each of the various battles covered, the book focuses specifically on each
Waffen-SS soldier that was awarded the various grades of the Knight`s Cross to the Iron Cross. This second volume covers the
period from January to July 1943 and was written with the help of surviving Knght Cross holders or the Waffen-SS soldiers
that fought alongside them. Unlike previous Knight`s Cross books that are reference based works, this book is aimed at providing
a detailed account of the part played by each Waffen-SS Knight`s Cross holder in each battle. This project was started to
answer the questions: How many Knight`s Cross holders received their award for the same battle or action? Where they one mile
or a thousand miles apart? Did the action take place on the same day? These books provide the answers. Size:6"x9", over 60bw
images, 288 pages. Price - $39.99
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Waffen-SS Knights and their Battles
This new series provides an overview of each Waffen-SS unit that fought during World War II,
where it was raised and where it fought. Within each of the various battles covered, the book focuses specifically on each
Waffen-SS soldier that was awarded the various grades of the Knight’s Cross to the Iron Cross. This first volume covers
the period 1939-1942 and was written with the help of surviving Knight’s Cross holders or the Waffen-SS soldiers that
fought alongside them. Unlike previous Knight’s Cross books that are reference based works, this book is aimed at providing
a detailed account of the part played by each Waffen-SS Knight’s Cross holder in each battle. This project was written
to answer the questions: How many Knight’s Cross holders received their award for the same battle or action? Where they
one mile or a thousand miles apart? Did the actions take place on the same day? This book provides the answers. Size: 6"x9".
illustrations: over 60 bw images, pages:256,. Price
- $39.99
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The German Wehrmacht on all Fronts 1939-1945:
Images from Private Photo Albums
The majority of the images portraying the German armed forces during World War II were shot by closely censored
Kriegsberichter (war correspondents), and frequently obfuscated the actual wartime experience for propaganda purposes. In
this all new series, one can look back in time and see the war through the untainted lenses of the individual Frontsoldaten,
who were daring enough to capture this epic period on film. In addition to fascinating candid photos, is a carefully selected
array of studio portraits. The outstanding color gallery has the exclusive privilege of featuring original period uniforms,
equipment, and accessories from internationally acclaimed collectors. Hard Cover, 12" x 9"(landscape),
288 pages, over 700 color and b+w photos. (rzm) Price:$59.95
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Soldiers of the Leibstandarte
SS-Brigadeführer
Wilhelm Mohnkeand 62 Soldiers of Hitler's Elite Division
Even today, some 60-plus years after World War II has ended, anyone with even a passing knowledge of that
massive conflict has heard of the Leibstandarte. The Leibstandarte, which started out as Hitler's personal bodyguard, was
considered the elite within the elite of the SS. Even before the war broke out in September 1939, the Leibstandarte had started
to expand and take on more and more military duties in addition to its representational function in guarding the Führer at
the Reich chancellery, at his mountain retreat in Austria or on his travels and parades. It participated in the occupation
of the Sudetenland and then the rest of Czechoslovakia and the annexation of Austria. It started the war as a reinforced motorized
rifle regiment and expanded almost exponentially during the conflict, eventually evolving into the 1. SS-Panzer-Division "Leibstandarte
SS Adolf Hitler" division and providing much of the cadre for the I. SS-Panzer-Korps and the 12. SS-Panzer-Division "Hitlerjugend".
It gained a reputation in fighting that was unequalled among both friend and foe alike. It produced some of the most famous
and highly decorated German soldiers of the war and historians still dispute the military capabilities of its long-time commander,
Sepp Dietrich.
While numerous titles have appeared concerning the Leibstandarte, this is the first one in English to put
a human face on the elite formation. The author has gone to extraordinary lengths to locate and interview surviving members
of the Leibstandarte, including the central figure of this narrative, SS-Brigadeführer und Generalmajor der Waffen-SS Wilhelm
Mohnke, who was with the Leibstandarte from the very beginning serving on the first guard mount at the Reich Chancellery in
Berlin to the very end when he was in charge of the final defense of the governmental seat of power.
He provides fascinating insights into the inner circle around the Führer and, indeed, Hitler's final moments
and what transpired after his suicide. In addition, 62 other soldiers are profiled generally in their own words and represent
all of the combat formations of the division: Artillery, Infantry, Armor, Reconnaissance, Air Defense and Engineers.
Also unique among publications concerning the Leibstandarte is the appearance of nearly 700 photographs, 165
images of award documents and more than 70 illustrations, with almost all of the pre war and wartime photographs having been
previously unpublished! In addition to never-before-seen candid images of Hitler, Dietrich and a number of other leading military
personalities, there are exceptional photographs of the forces in the field and with their weapons and equipment. In all,
there are 352 pages, with numerous appendices and extensive footnoting.
While there may be other books in the subject, none comes even close to matching Thomas Fischer's authoritative
and definitive treatment of the subject. This is a title to be of certain interest for historians,
Hard bound, 9" x 12", 352 pages, 700 photographs, 165 images of award documents and more than 70 other illustrations.
Price: $95.00
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Joachim Piper
A New Biography of Himmler`s SS Commander
In this new historical investigation, German historian Jens Weste-meier portrays the rise and fall of an
SS war criminal, and demolishes persistent myths of a Nazi icon. The picture revealed here is at odds with the popular Peiper
mythology created by wartime and contemporary National Socialist propaganda, novels, motion pictures, and right-wing Peiper
biographies. Using primary sources and personal interviews, a compelling image of the SS colonel emerges. The result is a
highly readable and scholarly account with the first complete picture of Joachim Peiper. Now, a previously little understood
Waffen-SS icon comes to life in a book that is at once an important contribution for our understanding of World War II history,
as well as the place of the Waffen-SS in Hitler's Third Reich. Hard Cover, 8.5" x 11", 160 pages, over 240 b+w photos.
(rzm) Price:$59.95
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Leaders of the SS & German Police, Volume I: Ahrens to Gutenberg
Himmler's general officers were a diverse and fascinating group of men, consisting of brillliant and not-so-brilliant
military strategists, highly educated members of the legal and medical professions, and yes, mass murderers on a grand scale.
This first volume provides detained biographical sketches and photos of 71 seinor leaders of the SS and German Police. You
will know promotion dates, every position held during their career, decorations received, postwar prosecution, and personal
data like family, religion, etc. For the autograph collector examples of signatures are also provided.498 pages, 288 photos / 51illustrations,deluxe binding
Release date: February 1, 2007
Price: $48.95
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Michael Wittmann and the Waffen SS Tiger Commanders of the Leibstandarte in WWII: Volume 1
German
Panzer ace Michael Wittmann was by far the most famous tank commander on any side in World War II, destroying 138 enemy tanks
and 132 anti-tank guns with his Tiger. This classic of armored warfare is both combat biography and unit history, as Patrick
Agte focuses on the life and career of Wittmann but also includes his fellow Tiger commanders in the 1st SS Panzer Division
Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler. Volume One covers the Eastern Front, where Wittmann racked up more than 100 kills and participated
in the Battle of Kursk in 1943. Size: 6 x 9, 512 pages, 400 b/w photos. (stackpole)
Price - $19.95
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Michael Wittmann and the Waffen SS Tiger Commanders of the Leibstandarte in WWII: Volume 2
Volume
Two follows Michael Wittmann and his unit into Normandy to defend against the Allied invasion. A week after D-Day, Wittmann
achieved his greatest success. On June 13, 1944, near Villers Bocage, the panzer ace and his crew attacked a British armored
unit, single-handedly destroying more than a dozen tanks and preventing an enemy breakthrough. The exploit made Wittmann a
national hero in Germany and a legend in the annals of war. He was killed two months later while attempting to repulse an
Allied assault, but the book continues beyond his death until the Leibstandarte's surrender. Size: 6 x 9, 480 pages, 300 b/w photos. (stackpole) Price - $19.95
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German Fighter Ace WERNER MÖLDERS
An Illustrated Biography
This book is an illustrated biography of the legendary Luftwaffe fighter pilot Werner Mölders
– in more than 480 rare photographs, documents and commentaries. Who was this once much-admired and honored man? Why
did the German people show such a great interest in his fate during World War II? This illustrated book provides answers.
Here Oberst Werner Mölders is objectively portrayed: as a pilot, soldier, and man. Size: 81/2"x11", over 480 b/w photographs,
documents , 230 pages. (sch) Price - $49.95
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German Fighter Ace WALTER NOWOTNY
An Illustrated Biography
The life of Luftwaffe fighter pilot Walter Nowotny – in photographs, documents, and
commentary. Nowotny was highly decorated for his 258 aerial victories, but was well known, above all, for his deployment and
command of the Messerschmitt Me 262 Erprobungskommando. Later his “Kommando Nowotny” was the first combat operational
jet fighter unit in history (Nowotny won three spectacular air victories with the Me 262). Factual and neutral, this illustrated
book explores his short life, and is a highly interesting contribution to World War II aviation history. Size: 81/2"x11",
over 340 b/w photographs, documents , 168 pages. (sch) Price - $45.0
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Bayerlein:
| After Action Reports of the Panzer Lehr Division Commander From D-Day to the Ruhr |
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Generalleutnant Fritz Bayerlein, Commander of the Panzer Lehr Division, wrote twenty manuscripts
while interred as a U.S. Army prisoner of war from April 1945 until his release from captivity two years later. The entire
series of manuscripts, commonly referred to as “Foreign Military Studies”, was prepared post-war by hundreds of
senior German officers at the direction of the U.S. Army’s Historical Division. Bayerlein cooperated whole-heartedly
and honestly with the U.S. Army, telling his own version of events as they unfolded, starting with the creation of the famous
Panzer Lehr Division. Bayerlein recounts his experiences through the horrors of D-Day, his retreat to the Rhine, the failed
Ardennes Offensive, and on to his final days of fighting with his LIII Armeekorps in the Ruhr Pocket. All of General Bayerlein’s
manuscripts are presented here, compiled into a chronological narrative of his experiences with his Panzer Lehr Division from
the Allied Invasion of Normandy to his surrender of the LIII Armeekorps in the Ruhr pocket in the last days of World War II.
Bayerlein also wrote several comparisons of his Panzers – Tigers and Panthers – with other armored vehicles, including
Russian and American armor. This in-depth analysis, long hidden in boxes in the National Archives and Records Administration,
is presented. This is the third book in a series on Bayerlein’s life and military career and contains 140 black and
white photos, of which thirty are from his family’s private collection and have not been previously published, as well
as thirty maps hand-drawn by Bayerlein while a prisoner of war. Size: 8.5"x11", over 170 b/w and color photos and maps, 272
pages. (sch) Price - $59.95 Avaiable: Nov. 2005
 Tigers in the Mud: The Combat Career of German Panzer Commander Otto Carius
Stackpole publishing has rereleased Fedorowicz's best selling (and now out of print) "Panzer Aces Vol.'s
1 and 2!" These reprints are soft cover and though the content is the same, some items may have been omitted for publishing
reasons. Despite the minor changes, these volumes are still amongst the most comprehensive works ever published on the various
aspects of the German War Machine. We are happy to see them available again at a much lower price, making them affordable
for all historians and enthusiasts! WWII began with a metallic roar as the German Blitzkrieg raced across Europe, spearheaded
by the most dreaded weapon of the 20th century: the Panzer. No German tank better represents that thundering power than the
infamous Tiger, and Otto Carius was one of the most successful commanders to ever take a Tiger into battle, estroying well
over 150 enemy tanks during his incredible career. Size: 6 x 9", Soft cover, 368 pages, 51 excellent wartime b/w photographs,
50 Illustrations and 3 maps.
(rzm) Price: $19.95
 Luftwaffe Aces: German Combat Pilots of World War II
Stackpole publishing has rereleased Fedorowicz's best selling (and now out of print) "Luftwaffe Aces!" These
reprints are soft cover and though the content is the same, some items may have been omitted for publishing reasons. Despite
the minor changes, these volumes are still amongst the most comprehensive works ever published on the various aspects of the
German War Machine. We are happy to see them available again at a much lower price, making them affordable for all historians
and enthusiasts! This exciting book tells the combat biographies of seven Luftwaffe aces: three day-fighter pilots, one night-fighter
pilot, one close-support pilot, and two bomber pilots. This mix of well-known and less famous pilots includes Heinz B„r,
who had 221 victories and was an ME 262 ace; Otto Kittel, the fourth-highest Luftwaffe ace with 267 kills; Heinz-Wolfgang
Schnaufer, a leading night-fighter ace with 121 kills; Wilhelm Batz, whose two-year combat career ended with 237 kills in
the elite JG 52; Otto Weiss, a close-support pilot in the Hs 123 and Hs 129; Joachim Helbig, who flew the Ju 88 bomber over
Malta; and Ludwig Havighorst, who served first with the infantry and then the Luftwaffe, where he flew fifty bombing missions
over Stalingrad. Size: 6 x 9", Soft cover, 368 pages, 50 excellent wartime b/w photographs.(rzm) Price:
$19.95
 Infantry Aces: The German Soldier in Combat in World War II
Stackpole publishing has rereleased Fedorowicz's best selling (and now out of print) "Infantry Aces!" These
reprints are soft cover and though the content is the same, some items may have been omitted for publishing reasons. Despite
the minor changes, these volumes are still amongst the most comprehensive works ever published on the various aspects of the
German War Machine. We are happy to see them available again at a much lower price, making them affordable for all historians
and enthusiasts! This is an authentic account of German infantry aces, common foot soldiers who were thrust into a blazing
maelstrom of bloody horror the world had never seen. On the frozen Russian steppes, under the scorching African desert sun,
and in the final desperate battles, they were outnumbered and outgunned and faced impossible odds. Here are the fascinating
stories of the men who stared death in the face during some of the most brutal battles ever waged.
Size: 6 x 9", Soft
cover, 512 pages, 43 excellent wartime b/w photographs and 11 maps. (rzm) Price: $19.95
 Panzer Aces, Volume 1: German Tank Commanders of World War II
Stackpole publishing has rereleased Fedorowicz's best selling (and now out of print) "Panzer Aces Vol.'s
1 and 2!" These reprints are soft cover and though the content is the same, some items may have been omitted for publishing
reasons. Despite the minor changes, these volumes are still amongst the most comprehensive works ever published on the various
aspects of the German War Machine. We are happy to see them available again at a much lower price, making them affordable
for all historians and enthusiasts! With speed, violence, and deadly power, heavily armored tanks spearheaded the German blitzkrieg
that stormed across Europe in 1939. Tracks rattling and engines roaring, these lethal machines engaged in some of the fiercest
fighting of World War II, from the beaches of Normandy and the Ardennes forest to the snow-encrusted eastern front. In this
reprint of the hugely popular book, prolific author Franz Kurowski tells the action-packed stories of six of the most daring
and successful officers ever to command Panzers. Size: 6 x 9", Soft cover, 448 pages, 58 excellent wartime b/w photographs.
(rzm) Price: $19.95
 Panzer Aces, Volume 2: Battle Stories of German Tank Commanders of World War II
Stackpole publishing has rereleased Fedorowicz's best selling (and now out of print) "Panzer Aces Vol.'s
1 and 2!" These reprints are soft cover and though the content is the same, some items may have been omitted for publishing
reasons. Despite the minor changes, these volumes are still amongst the most comprehensive works ever published on the various
aspects of the German War Machine. We are happy to see them available again at a much lower price, making them affordable
for all historians and enthusiasts! With the same drama and excitement of the first book, Franz Kurowski relates the combat
careers of six more decorated German Panzer officers. Extensively researched, these gripping accounts follow the men and their
tanks across three continents into some of World War II's bloodiest engagements. They campaigned with Rommel in the deserts
of North Africa, participated in the monumental tank battle at Kursk, and, maneuvering only by muzzle flashes, fought frightening
small-unit contests in the dark of night. Master tacticians and gutsy leaders, these men are legends.
Size: 6 x 9", Soft
cover, 432 pages, 60 excellent wartime b/w photographs.(rzm)Price: $19.95
 Grenadiers: The Story of the Waffen-SS General Kurt "Panzer" Meyer
Stackpole publishing has rereleased Fedorowicz's best selling (and now out of print) "Grenadiers!" These
reprints are soft cover and though the content is the same, some items may have been omitted for publishing reasons. Despite
the minor changes, these volumes are still amongst the most comprehensive works ever published on the various aspects of the
German War Machine. We are happy to see them available again at a much lower price, making them affordable for all historians
and enthusiasts! German General Kurt "Panzer" Meyer's autobiography is a fascinating insight into the mind of one of Germany's
most highly decorated and successful soldiers of World War II. If you love small-unit actions, this is the book for you. Follow
Meyer with the 1st SS-Panzer Division "Leibstandarte" and the 12th SS-Panzer Division "Hitlerjugend," from the first day of
the war in Poland, through service in France, Russia, and Greece, up until his capture in Normandy in 1944 and his postwar
trials and tribulations. Size: 6 x 9", Soft cover, 432 pages, 70 excellent wartime b/w photographs.(rzm) Price: $19.95
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For Germany:
The Otto Skorzeny Memoirs
Otto Skorzeny only rose to the rank of Colonel in the SS, yet is one of the best known and colorful figures
of the Third Reich, in large part because of the faith Hitler had in the tall Austrian engineer. Many books have been written
about his career, to include autobiographies, but before he died in 1975 he personally entrusted Bender Publishing with the
formidable task of producing the most detailed, up-dated and best illustrated version of his incredible life story. A quarter
of a century later, after painstaking research into the text and a hunt for unpublished illustrations, the ultimate story
of “Scarface” Skorzeny, “the most dangerous man in Europe” and Hitler's “commando extraordinary”
is finally available. Complete with an exhaustive index, providing biographical details not found in the text, this is likely
to be the last word on this larger than life personality, one of the great characters of World War II. Size: 9.5"x6.5", 248
photos, 528 pages. (bender) Price - 48.95
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ELITE OF THE THIRD REICH
The Recipients of the Knight's Cross
of the Iron Cross 1939-45: An Illustrated Reference
Until now, this essential reference book has only been available
in its hard-to-find German version - Helion are pleased to announce not only a complete translation of this important source.
The text lists all known recipients (over 7,000 of them), giving name, rank, unit, and date of award for each. Recipients
of the higher classes of this decoration, such as the Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves, are also included. Elite of the Third
Reich is destined to become a standard reference work on the Second World War German Armed Forces - Army, Kriegsmarine, Luftwaffe
and Waffen-SS. The publication of occasional updates is planned, containing corrections and amendments. Size: 8.5"x11", 512
pages, (casemate) Price - $65.00
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Hitler`s Alpine Retreat
The Nazis had no equals at ferociously exploiting new methods of reaching the general population with their
political message. The humble postcard became in the 1930's a powerful tool for winning the hearts and minds of the German
people. In this unique book James Wilson demonstrates, using 270 original German postcards from his personal collection, how
Hitler's obsession with the beautiful and normally peaceful Bavarian mountain area of Berchtesgadener Land was used to project
a powerful but totally misleading image of this most evil regime. Haus Wachenfeld, the simple Alpine cottage purchased by
Hitler in 1933, evolved to become the Berghof, the Southern headquarters of the Third Reich, and second only to Berlin in
terms of importance. Hitler's Alpine Retreat offers an extraordinary atmospheric opportunity to view the landscape, buildings
(mostly now long disappeared) and close associates of the Führer. Each of the superb contemporary images records a unique
moment of history which would otherwise have been lost forever. Illustrated with rare photographs and written by an acknowledged
expert, SS: Hitler's Foreign Divisions is a definitive history of the foreign SS units who fought for Hitler and Germany in
World War II. Size: 7" x 9½", Hard cover, 224 pages, 250 b/w photos.(rzm) Price - $32.95
Rising through the ranks of the pre-war Waffen-SS, he fought on all fronts with the Leibstandarte-SS Adolf
Hitler and spearheaded the German offensive during the Battle of the Bulge at age 28. Drawing on European contacts and conversations
with Peiper himself before his mysterious death in 1976, Charles Whiting reveals many details about Peiper's career and the
Malmedy trial that are not widely known in the U.S. Size: 6"x9", 208 pp., 16 b&w illus., 4 maps. (casemate) Price - $29.95
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Helmut Wick
An Illustrated Biography of the Luftwaffe Ace and Commander of Jagdgeschwader 2 during the Battle of Britain
Major Helmut Wick failed to return from a mission over the English Channel on 28 November
1940 and is listed as missing to this day. This fate ended a picture book military and flying career. In just three months
Helmut Wick had risen from Oberleutnant and Staffelkapitän to Kommodore of the tradition-rich Jagd-geschwader “Richthofen”
Nr. 2 and with fifty-six victories had become the leading German fighter pilot. At the time he was the youngest Major and
Geschwader-kommodore in the Luftwaffe. With statements from witnesses, including former foes, and with more than 220 photographs
and documents, some never before published, Herbert Ringlstetter has created a true picture of Helmut Wick. Not only was he
a daring and highly-decorated fighter pilot, but the father of two children and a husband who left behind a grieving wife.
The photographic account is supplemented by color profiles of the aircraft flown by Helmut Wick and his opponents. Size: 8.5"x11",
over 220 color and b/w photos, 160 pages. Price - $45.00
Fighter General; The Life of Adolf Galland: The Official Biography
Adolf Galland began World War II in Poland, as a lieutenant and squadron commander, flying obsolescent biplanes.
He ended the war as a Lieutenant General - and was again a squadron commander - this time flying Me 262 jet fighters. In all
of aviation history there is no comparable rise and fall by a fighter pilot. The most famous German ace and fighter leader
of his generation, Galland's story is simultaneously that of the Luftwaffe Fighter Arm, in which he served from foundation
to finish. Fighter General recounts the career of an outstanding combat leader torn from the fighter cockpit to defend his
country - and sometimes his own pilots - in the bizarre bureaucracy of the Luftwaffe High Command. Galland's battles against
the Allied air forces, both as a general and in individual combat, hold no less drama than his head-on battles with Goering
and Hitler. Galland's triumphs and tragedies, his friends and his flames, his humor and heartaches pulse anew in Fighter General.
Here in this official biography is real-life adventure to shame the wildest fiction. Size: 8.5"x11", over 140 b/w photos and
10 color aircraft profiles, 216 page .(sch) Price - $45.00
German Fighter Ace Erich Hartmann
The Life Story of the World's Highest Scoring Ace
Here is the life story of the most successful fighter pilot of all time, with 352 air combat
victories - who spent ten and a half years behind Soviet barbed wire, surviving prison uprisings, hunger strikes, resistance
against the NKVD and forced labor. After being released he was still mentally and physically fit enough to fly F-86 jet fighters
in the post - World War II German Air Force. This photo album presents the stages of his life - a man who wished to become
a doctor, but whose fate it was to become and remain a soldier. If Erich Hartmann were "only" the most successful fighter
pilot of all time, that itself would be noteworthy. But its uniqueness would no doubt fade with time. What makes Erich Hartmann
stand out from the crowd even by today's standards is that personal integrity and unshakable character which helped him remain
true to his convictions while enduring merciless burdens, and the courage to be tough when his convictions demanded it. Size:
8.5"x11", over 560 b/w photos, 296 pages. (sch) Price - $39.95
German Fighter Ace Hans-Joachim Marseille
The Life Story of the "Star of Africa"
A tribute to one of the top fighter aces of the World War II, this new full length biography
appears here in its first edition. Marseilles' wartime exploits are legendary with the 158 aerial victories, including 17
in one day. He was, and still is, considered by many of the Luftwaffe aces to be the premier fighter pilot of the Luftwaffe-all
before the age of twenty-three. Also chronicled is the combat life of JG 27, Marseilles' unit, and the various personalities
throughout the North African campaign. Size: 8.5"x11", over 200 b/w photos, 256 pages. (sch) Price - $39.95
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Deitrich`s Warriors
The 3. Kompanie of the 1st Panzergrenadier Regiment, 1st SS Panzer Division Leibstandarte
Adolf Hitler were formed in the summer of 1933. This work looks briefly at their pre-war activities as part of Hitler's showpiece
protection squad. The main focus is upon the 3. Kompanie's military actions between 1939-1945 and details the various battles
that they took part in, which covered nearly every major campaign of the German Army. This work has been compiled with the
help of former soldiers of the 3. Kompanie and the 1st SS Panzer Division, backed up with various other sources. It contains
twelve original maps and seventy-five photographs, thirty-five of these are previously unpublished. In addition to detailing
the 3. Kompanie's actions between 1933-1945, this work also contains biographies on the various Kompanie Commanders, where
information is available, and also biographies on the Battalion, Regimental and Divisional Commanders that they served under.
This work will provide the reader, whether new to the subject or not, with an additional detailed insight into one of history's
finest fighting units. Size: 6"x9", over 85 b/w photos, maps, 240 pages. Price - $35.00
Leaders and Personalities of the Third Reich
Charles Hamilton has blended a unique gathering of autographs, biographies, and rare photographs to give
a personal view of Adolf Hitler and the individuals that influenced him, and those he captivated with his notions of a "Master
Race" and "Thousand Year Reich." Chapters in Volume 1 include: Hitler's Handwriting, the Molders of Hitler's Mind, The Führer's
"Inner Circle," Staff, Adjutants, & Friends, The Gauleiters, The Women in Hitler's life, Builders of the New Reich, Personalities
of The Third Reich, and Prominent Refugees from the Third Reich.
480 pages, 826 photos/autographs, deluxe binding(rzm)
Price - $44.95
Leaders and Personalities of the Third Reich Vol.2
This volume records the lives and activities of additional personalities associated with Nazi Germany. Chapters
in this volume are: Hitler as an Artist, The "Degenerate" Artists, The Master Spies, Men Against Hitler, Those Held Accountable,
Cultural Leaders of the Third Reich, Cohorts and Allies of the Third Reich, The Field Marshals and Grand Admirals, and Soldiers
of the Reich: Air force (Die Luftwaffe). 480 pages, 724 photos/autographs, deluxe binding(rzm) Price - $44.95
A Luftwaffe Bomber Pilot Remembers
World War II from the Cockpit
A Luftwaffe Bomber Pilot Remembers is a bomber pilot's story from his early life prior to the ascension
of the Nazi Party to power in Germany, his education and rise through the ranks of the Luftwaffe as a decorated bomber pilot,
and even through his demotion at the hands of Gring late in the war. Also covered are Haeberlen's tribulations in a prisoner
of war camp run by the Allies, and his success in post war Germany as a businessman. This book offers a unique first person
perspective on the development of the war and its effect on those that were not in the highest realms of power. Size: 6"x9",
over 100 b/w photos, 200 pages. (sch) Price - $29.95
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Bayerlein: From Afrikakorps to Panzer Lehr
The life of Rommel`s Chief-of-Staff Generalleutnant Fritz Bayerlein
This book is the first and only comprehensive biography of the life of General-Leutnant Fritz Bayerlein
(1899-1970), Erwin Rommel`s former Cheif-of-Staff and commander of the elite Panzer Lehr Division during World War II. Bayerlein
is often quoted-and equally criticized- for his military failures and successes. His experiences with General Heinz Guderian
in the invasion of Poland, France and Russia along with North Africa, Hungary, Normandy and the Ruhr cover six years of intense
war. During the Russian winter of 1943-1944, Bayerlein commanded the famous Berlin-Brandenburg 3rd Panzer Division. Officers
and soldiers describe his battle experiences and provided valuable insight into the charactor and personality of this
highly unusual panzer general. In addition, the author has edited many of the military manuscripts, articles and correspondence
Bayerlein wrote which serve as the backbone of many of the chapters. Size: 8.5"x11", over 340 B/W and color photos, 288
pages. Price - $59.95
Many books have been written about Heinrich Himmler and the SS though, strangely, no
photographic study has ever been assembled. Contained within this volume are over 380 photographs of Himmler, illustrating
his entire career – from a soldier during the First World War period through the years when he was the second most powerful
man in Europe. At the zenith of the Third Reich, all of Germany was under the controlling influence of Himmler and the SS.
This photo chronicle records the entire Third Reich period in the life and death of Heinrich Himmler. 200 pp., over 300 b/w
photographs, Large Format Hardback.
(sch) Price - $59.95
SS-Obersturmbannführer Otto Weidinger
Knight's Cross with Oakleaves and Swords SS-Panzer-Grenadier-Regiment 4 "Der Fuhrer"
Holder of the Knight's Cross with Oakleaves and Swords, Otto Weidinger was the last commander
of SS-Regiment "Der Fuhrer." Among the best field officers of the Waffen-SS, he graduated from SS officer school and served
throughout the war. This fully revised and expanded edition of his authorized biography provides a wealth of information for
the historian and military collector. Lavishly illustrated with more than 130 photographs and documents, many never before
seen, the volume covers Weidinger's military career and life in complete detail. This vastly expanded classic is an essential
study of one of the most decorated officers of the 2.SS-Panzer-Division "Das Reich." Size: 8.5"x11", over 130 b/w photos,
documents, 96 pages. Price - $24.95
SS-Sturmbannführer Ernst August Krag
This biography of Ernst August Krag, offers a close look at one of the elite troops' most
decorated officers. Examining his career from the pre-war armed SS to 1945, the detailed text covers his entire wartime career
including accounts of the combats resulting in his award of the German Cross in Gold, Knight's Cross and Oakleaves to the
Knight's Cross. Details of his personal assault gun, numerous camouflage uniform shots, award presentations and Krag with
other famous officers of "Das Reich." The English text is also presented in German. Size: 8.5"x11", b/w photos, 64 pages.
Softcover. Price - $19.95
The Private Afrikakorps Photograph Collection
Now, for the first time, the private Afrikakorps photograph collection of Rommel’s second in command,
Generalleutnant Fritz Bayerlein, is presented in this landmark publication. Over 200 photographs, showing personalities, battle
scenes, behind the front line rest periods, and non-battle scenery such as a tour of ancient ruins with Rommel are featured.
Brought to life here are the famous Afrikakorps personalities such as Rommel, Nehring, Crüwell, and von Thoma. The Afrikakorps
commanders, their fighting men, the awards for bravery, the graves, and even mundane military life in the heat of the Libyandesert,
Bayerlein’s array of photographs depict the war in the Western Desert as he saw it. From his arrival in the Western
Desert in October 1941 through his final, and bitter departure in May 1943, Bayerlein took hundreds of photographs. This gallery
of images unfolds Bayerlein’s rise in rank, from an Oberstleutnant under General Crüwell to Generalleutnant under his
friend and mentor, Erwin Rommel. Fritz Dittmar-Bayerlein, the General’s nephew and co-author, has generously opened
his uncle’s photograph collection that had been in storage for over thirty years. Retrace Bayerlein’s steps and
the campaigns across the desert sands – an undiscovered perspective on the legacy of the vaunted Afrikakorps. Pat Spayd
is also the author of the biography, Bayerlein: From Afrikakorps to Panzer Lehr. Size: 8.5"x11", over 200 b/w photos,
176 pages. Price - $49.95
Waffen-SS Commanders Vol.1
The Army, Corps and Division Leaders of a Legend-Augsberger to Kreutz
The units of the Waffen-SS were some of the most successful and influental combat formations
produced by any country in this century. Their abilities and accomplishments, in both defense and offense, remain legendary.
Finally, the commanders of these elite units are examined here in detail. In this book, the first of a two volume set, forty-four
biographies reveal the lives of the most senior Waffen-SS commanders. Details are provided for education, as well as pre-Third
Reich era service in military and civil posts, and includes promotions, assignments and decorations. The 1933-1945 era, the
most detailed, reveals all their commands and related data similar to their earlier service. Officially documented recollections
of the combat actions that resulted in bestowal of their highest awards (Knight's Cross and German Cross in Gold) are finally
discussed. Heavily documented, their individual stories continue until their eventual fates are revealed. Apart from the most
famous leaders, such as Paul Hausser and Josef "Sepp" Dietrich, these volumes reveal and examine the many divisional commanders
who have previously remained unknown except by the men they led. Included are the commanders who rose through the ranks after
graduating from the SS officer school system. Along with numerous private archive sources in the U.S. and Europe, more than
a dozen former divisional commanders contributed information or illustrations from their private collections. In additon to
text data, this volume is profusely illustrated with more than 400 rare or previously unpublished photographs, and 35 documents.
Order of battle charts with an explanation of symbols provided, detail the units themselves. With a foreward by Otto Kumm,
the highly decorated last commander of the "Leibstandarte," this initial volume finally fills a significant knowledge void
in recording the history of the Waffen-SS. Size: 8.5"x11", over 400 b/w photos and maps, 352 pages. Price
- $59.95
Waffen-SS Commanders Vol.2
The Army, Corps and Divisional Leaders of a Legend: Kruger to Zimmermann
The units of the Waffen-SS were some of the most successful and influential combat formations
produced by any country in this century. Their abilities and accomplishments, in both defense and offense, remain legendary.
Finally, the commanders of these elite units are examined here in detail. In this book, the second of a two volume set, sixty-one
biographies reveal the lives of the most senior Waffen-SS commanders. Details are provided for education, as well as pre-Third
Reich era service in military and civil posts, and includes promotions, assignments and decorations. The 1933-1945 era, the
most detailed, reveals all their commands and related data similar to their earlier service. Officially documented recollections
of the combat actions that resulted in bestowal of their highest awards (Knight's Cross and German Cross in Gold) are finally
discussed. Heavily documented, their individual stories continue until their eventual fates are revealed. Beginning with the
only two brothers to command a Waffen-SS corps, the study ends with a pair of officers whose units fought in the final defense
of Berlin during 1945. The text detail emulates the initial volume, exhaustively examining the lives of all individuals with
full biographical information to include higher award recommendations for the Knight's Cross and German Cross. With a foreword
by Knight's Cross with Oakleaves and Swords holder Otto Baum, significant material was provided by numerous Waffen-SS veterans.
Profusely illustrated with more than 470 previously unpublished or rare photos and war-time documents, eight Order of Battle
charts are also included. A full Feldpost listing Order of Battle for the armed formations at the end of 1940 is also included.
Also included is an addendum to Volume 1 that adds both text and photographic material uncovered during the concluding research.
Supplementary tactical symbols are also illustrated and explained, expanding the coverage of those detailed in the initial
work. Size:8.5"x11", over 440 b/w photos, 25 documents, 392 pages. Price - $59.95
Generalfeldmarschall Fedor Von Bock
War Diary 1939-1945
The Von Bock memoirs, which appear here for the first time, allow the reader to see the entire
drama of the Second World War through the eyes of one of Germany's most important military commanders. After the attacks on
Poland and Western Europe, campaigns he helped bring to a succesful conclusion, von Bock became Commander-in-Chief of Army
Group Center which carried out the main drive on Moscow during Operation Barbarossa and brought the Red Army to the verge
of collapse in the great battles of encirclement. Hitler relieved von Bock when the German offensive bogged down during the
winter of 1941/1942. After he returned as Commander-in-Chief of Army Group South, von Bock was eventually placed in temporary
retirement when he critized Hitler's division of forces against Stalingrad and the Caucasus-the road to castrophe began. Army
commanders like Hoth, Guderian, Kluge and Paulus served under Generalfeldmarschall Fedor von Bock, while at his side stood
his nephew Henning von Tresckow, who led the most active resistance movement against Hitler, and Carl-Hans von Hardenberg,
a friend and advisor of Stauffenberg. Their efforts to win over von Bock failed, yet the Generalfeldmarschall tolerated the
pronounced resistance sentiments among his staff, and even became privy to the attempted assissination of Hitler on July 20,
1944. This book allows us to reassess Fedor von Bock, whose complex personality is revealed by his diary entries, and by the
biographical sketches by editor Klaus Gerbet. Size: 6"x9", 62 b/w photographs, 640 pages. Price - $39.95
Knights of the Reich
Biographies of the twenty-seven Holders of the Diamonds to the Knight's Cross from the Luftwaffe,
Heer, Kriegsmarine and Waffen-SS: Werner Molders, Adolf Galland, Gordon Gollob, Hans-Joachim Marseilles, Hermann Graf, Erwin
Rommel, Wolfgang Luth, Walter Nowotny, Adelbert Schulz, Hans-ulrich Rudel, Hyazinth Graf Strachwitz, Herbert Otto Gille, Hans
Hube, Albert Kesselring, Helmut Lent, Sepp Dietrich, Walter Model, Erich Hartmann, Hermann Balck, Gerhard Ramcke, Wolfgang
Schnaufer, Albrecht Brandi, Ferdinand Schorner, Hasso von Manteuffel, Theodor Tolsdorff, Dr. Karl Mauss, Dietrich von Saucken.
Size: 6"x9", 93 b/w photos, 320 pages. Price - $29.95
Knights of the Wehrmacht
Knight`s Cross Holders of the Afrikakorps
Each recipient is presented in a capsule biography including date of birth, awarding of the
various Knight's Cross grades, and other particulars to rank and career. Each is also shown in a World War II era photograph.
Size: 6"x9", 150 b/w photos, 352 pages. Price - $24.95
Knights of the Wehrmacht
Knight`s Cross Holders of the U-Boat Service
Each recipient is presented in a capsule biography including dates of birth, awarding of the various Knight's
Cross grades, and other particulars to rank and career. Each is also shown in a World War II era photograph. Size: 6"x9",
over 150 photos, 280 pages. Price - $24.95
Knights of the Wehrmacht
Knight`s Cross Holders of the Fallschirmjager
Each recipient is presented in a capsule biography including dates of birth, awarding of the
various Knight's Cross grades, and other particulars to rank and career. Each is also shown in a World War II era photograph.
Size: 6"x9", over 130 photos, 280 pages. Price - $24.95
Pannwitz`s Cossacks 1942-1945
Pannwitz`s Cossacks tells the full history of the Cossack units that fought in the Wehrmacht in World War
II. Highly detalied captions accompany a spectacular collection of some 300 photographs, nearly all of which have never been
seen before. In addition there is a superb 32 page full color section at the back of the book which features very rare eastern
front color photographs as well as contemporary paintings of some of the soldiers, together with modern graphic representations
of badges and emblems of the various regiments.
Size: 9"x12", 288 pages, over 300 B/W photos, 32 pages of full color uniforms studies, maps, charts. In
English and French. Price - $49.95
Tiger Ace
The Life Story of Panzer Commander Michael Wittmann
The first comprehensive study of the legendary Panzer commander. Though there have been numerous articles
on Wittmann, none have come close to understanding the scope of his life and combat experence. Wittmann`s military exploits
stand out from all the rest, as his Sturmgeschutz III and Tiger I crews succeeded in destroying 138 enemy tanks and 132 anti-tank
guns and field artillery pieces. Size: 7 3/4"x10 1/2", 400 pages, 77B/W photographs.
Price - $35.00 
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