The Baltic nations - Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania - enjoyed a brief independence between the World Wars before being annexed by the USSR in 1940 during World War II. The grim experience of Soviet occupation made it inevitable that after the German invasion of Russia in 1941 they would fight beside the Wehrmacht as allies against the Red Army while always hoping for restored independence. That hope was crushed again in 1944-45; yet 'Forest Brother' guerrillas continued to fight against hopeless odds for years after the second Soviet occupation. This extraordinary story is illustrated here with rare photos, insignia charts, tables of units and detailed uniform plates.
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Packed with specially commissioned artwork, maps and diagrams, the Men-at-Arms series is an unrivalled illustrated reference on the history, organisation, uniforms and equipment of the world's military forces, past and present.
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Nigel Thomas PhD is a Senior Lecturer in charge of the Business Language Unit at the University of Northumbria, Newcastle, whose interests include 20th century military and civil uniformed organisations, with an emphasis on Germany, Central and Eastern Europe. His work for Osprey includes a five-part series on the German Army 1939-45. Carlos Caballero Jurado was born in Spain in 1957, and served as an NCO in the Spanish Army before graduating with a BA in History from the University of Alicante. He has contributed to four Osprey titles and has written several other books and articles on military historical subjects. A history teacher in Alicante, he enjoys travel and is a keen climber and skier.
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By Brent L. Snodgrass "Tuco Mosin-Nagant Dot Net" (Knoxville, TN United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)
This review is from: Germany's Eastern Front Allies (2): Baltic Forces (v. 2) (Paperback)
As an Estonian collector and researcher I have found that books dealing with the Estonian armed forces (in English) are lacking. While this book is not perfect it is a very good base for the researcher to use as a starting point. The photos and information in the book are at least good to very good, although some details of the history are not as detailed as they could be. Still this is a book that I would have no problem suggesting to anyone looking to get a start in the area of Baltic Military History - Webmaster www.estonianarms.com
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ALTHOUGH ESTONIANS, LATVIANS AND LITHUANIANS had lived for thousands of years in the Baltic region of North-Eastern Europe, from 1219 these peoples endured systematic foreign domination by Denmark, Sweden, Poland, and particularly by Germany and Russia. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
German Army, Red Army, Latvian Police Battalion, German Police, Home Guard, Memorial Archive, Latvian Army, Lithuanian Army, Inf Div, Iron Cross, Knight's Cross, Estonian Army, Inf Regt, Frontier Guard Regt, Guard Regiment, Latvian Legion, Rifle Corps, Soviet Union, Civil Administration, Defence Bus, Estonian Police Bn Nov, Friedrich Herrmann Memorial Collection, Provisional Government, Baltimore Lithuanian Museum Collection, Estonian Legion New!
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ALTHOUGH ESTONIANS, LATVIANS AND LITHUANIANS had lived for thousands of years in the Baltic region of North-Eastern Europe, from 1219 these peoples endured systematic foreign domination by Denmark, Sweden, Poland, and particularly by Germany and Russia. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
German Army, Red Army, Latvian Police Battalion, German Police, Home Guard, Memorial Archive, Latvian Army, Lithuanian Army, Inf Div, Iron Cross, Knight's Cross, Estonian Army, Inf Regt, Frontier Guard Regt, Guard Regiment, Latvian Legion, Rifle Corps, Soviet Union, Civil Administration, Defence Bus, Estonian Police Bn Nov, Friedrich Herrmann Memorial Collection, Provisional Government, Baltimore Lithuanian Museum Collection, Estonian Legion New!
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