Complete history of all German Army and Waffen-SS units made up of personnel of Muslim, Buddhist and Hindu beliefs. The work contains dozens of b&w, color illustrations, photos, line drawings, tables, charts, etc. Here are the peoples of the Soviet Union, Middle East, Balkans, even from Southeast Asia who donned the uniform of the Wehrmacht & SS! Complete with color dust jacket. Oversized.
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"If this amazing work sets you back on your heels, you're not alone! This book reveals the hows and whys of the foreign volunteer movement." --David C. Walsh, The Military Trader
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Antonio Munoz is a prolific author, with over 17 titles to date. He has been researching the subject of Axis collaboration in World War II for over 25 years. He is considered an authority on the foreign volunteer movement in the German Army and Waffen-SS.
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20 of 22 people found the following review helpful:
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Great Uncovering of unexpected facts,
By "moro1399" (Netherlands) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The East Came West: Muslim, Hindu & Buddhist Volunteers in the German Armed Forces, 1941-1945 (Hardcover)
The mere fact that this book brought into attention a subject pervioulsy unknown desrves high respect. We all know a lot of foreign volunteers and conscripts in british and french armies. But arabs, indians and asians in the Whermacht? They should ahve been suppposed to belong to the category of Untermensch...yet they fought with germans and italians with remarkable courage that was witnessed by their Axis commanders. Some of them were POW's that chose to leave the miserable life of prison for the risks of war....others were labourers working for allies who certainly for reasons of bad circumstances and possibly bad treatment "defected" if that is the right word to choose and joined the enemy of their enemies. Others seemingly fought because they liked it or beleive in the "cause"...fighting even to the last days in Berlin displaying remarkable courage. One German commander testified as to his life being saved a couple of times by those foreigners. Though their numbers were few, their presence in the Axis armies was extra ordinary for a country who revolved around a racial vision that shouldnt have elevated those Untermenschen to worthy warriors meriting the respect of their "Ubermensch" officers. I hope however more research wil follow this up with probably more documentation and bibliography. But bringing this subject under light must deserve merit for it certainly took lot of difficult research to uncover it
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The East Came West: Muslim, Hindu & Buddhist Volunteers in the German Armed Forces, 1941-1945,
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timely a must read as background to Post WW II Middle East course of events
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This review is from: The East Came West: Muslim, Hindu & Buddhist Volunteers in the German Armed Forces, 1941-1945 (Hardcover)
This book touches upon a little known subject: that Muslims,Hindus and Buddhists served in the Waffen SS foreign legions. Lot's of good information which will contribute to my collection of WW2 books,but a rather drab and disappointing presentation: black and white pictures and pages that almost look like they were photo copied. It almost resembles an eighties punk 'zine. I think this book could have been better.
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On 12 February 1941, General Rommel's German Afrika Korps landed on the coast of North Africa. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
vtoroy mirovoy voyne, foreign volunteer formations, right collar tab, perfect hound, color dust jacket, officer roster, arm patch, mountain regiment, cadre personnel, flat spine, training battalion, cavalry formation, cadre staff, special staff, mountain division, partisan operations, militia battalions Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
North Africa, Red Army, Soviet Union, Army Group, Grand Mufti, Crimean Tartars, Middle East, Panzer Army, Turkestani Battalion, North Caucasian, German-Arab Training Battalion, Eastern Legions, German Armed Forces, Mufti of Jerusalem, New York, Near East, Second World War, Third Reich, Albanian Army, Central Asia, Chief of Staff, Free India, German-Arab Infantry Battalion, High Command, Indian National Army New!
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On 12 February 1941, General Rommel's German Afrika Korps landed on the coast of North Africa. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
vtoroy mirovoy voyne, foreign volunteer formations, right collar tab, perfect hound, color dust jacket, officer roster, arm patch, mountain regiment, cadre personnel, flat spine, training battalion, cavalry formation, cadre staff, special staff, mountain division, partisan operations, militia battalions Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
North Africa, Red Army, Soviet Union, Army Group, Grand Mufti, Crimean Tartars, Middle East, Panzer Army, Turkestani Battalion, North Caucasian, German-Arab Training Battalion, Eastern Legions, German Armed Forces, Mufti of Jerusalem, New York, Near East, Second World War, Third Reich, Albanian Army, Central Asia, Chief of Staff, Free India, German-Arab Infantry Battalion, High Command, Indian National Army New!
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- Foreign Legions of the Third Reich Vol. 3 by David Littlejohn on 4 pages
- Azad Hind: Subhas Chandra Bose, Writing and Speeches 1941-1943 (Anthem South Asian Studies) by Sisir K. Bose on 4 pages
- Azad Hind: Writings and Speeches 1941-3, Netaji collected Works, Volume 11 by Subhas Chandra Bose on 4 pages
- Third Reich by Rh Value Publishing on page 125, page 198, and Back Matter
- Central Asia (Pt. 15) on page 149, page 193, and Back Matter
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