In Nazi Germany the SS was an instrument of terror and repression. From them sprang the Waffen-SS, a superbly trained paramilitary force wich rolled back the Allied Armies in Poland, Russia and France, numbering over half a million men by the end of the war. This detailed history looks closely at the dual identity of the SS formations--as a hand-picked elite of magnificent fighting men and as a force of cruel fanatics capable of hideous atrocities.
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SS: Rune of the mill,
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This review is from: The Black Angels (Pen & Sword Military Classics) (Paperback)
Hohne did it better, as have others. I read the first third of this book and found nothing new or particularly insightful in it. This is a re-telling of a familar story that's been told more compellingly by others. "Once put down, it is impossible to pick up again," as someone else said.... In one word: mediocre.
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Not well researched or written. Not a good book.,
By Mr. Truthteller (Los Angeles, CA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Black Angels (Pen & Sword Military Classics) (Paperback)
This book appears to contains no new information or research.This is not surprising since, if you look at the author's bibliography, the book is based entirely on the works of other authors, all of which are written in English, with perhaps one exception. (In my opinion no credible historian can write a work on any aspect of the Third Reich without a working knowledge of German so that original documents, particularly autobiographies, can be consulted and assayed.) The author is never too afraid to use colorful adjectives to describe persons and events, although how he has any idea which adjectives to apply to which persons and events is unclear since he is basing his story on secondary and tertiary sources, at best. His personal prejudices are also self-evident throughout the book and repeatedly stated with enthusiam, further diminishing the quality of the work, which at times reads more like an unfinished novella than an historical piece. It's puzzling that this book, written in the 1970s, is still in print. The reason is probably that the author has somewhat of an engaging writing style, even if what he writes lacks substance. Also in the book's favor is that it does contain several interesting photos, although 19 of the 21 photos in the book were obtained from the British Imperial War Musuem (further showing a lack of originality and initiative by the author).
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um...,
By captaubrey "captaubrey" (Dallas, TX USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Black Angels (Pen & Sword Military Classics) (Paperback)
I think the Inside Flap copy is for another book. ;)
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