SS: Hell on the Western Front

An illustrated study of the Waffen-SS in the western theatre from 1940 to 1945 which covers the formation of the Waffen-SS, the atrocities against British prisoners and the battles in Normandy and in the Ardennes offensive. - This book features the actions and atrocities of such famous divisions as the Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler, Das Reich, Hitlerjugend and Totenkopf and provides an insight into how these ideologically motivated units consistently outfought their Allied opponents, even when seriously disadvantaged due to lack of fuel or air support. - Illustrated with rare action photographs, the book begins with the formation of the Waffen-SS and the ideological instruction each soldier received. - The striking success of 1940 is examined as the SS troopers swept all opposition before them, as is the darker side of the organisation, with the first atrocities committed against British prisoners. - Years later the Waffen-SS were back in France in numbers, in readiness for D-Day. - After the loss of Normandy, the Waffen-SS fought hard at Arnhem and in the Ardennes offensive, winning respect from the Allied troops that faced them.