This is the second book in a two-part series about the "German Commanders of World War II", and covers distinguished commanders from the Waffen-SS, the Luftwaffe and the Navy. The commanders covered include such famous names as Josef Dietrich, Theodor Eicke, Kurt Meyer, Joachim Peiper and Karl Donitz and the book details their fascinating wartime experiences. The colour plates are in the uniquely meticulous style of the respected World War II illustrator Malcolm McGregor.
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Features distinguished German commanders of World War II from the Waffen-SS, the Luftwaffe and the Navy. This book details wartime experiences of those commanders such as, Josef Dietrich, Theodor Eicke, Kurt Meyer, Joachim Peiper and Karl Donitz.
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Introduction; Biographies; Dietrich; Hausser; Gille; Eicke; Steiner; Wisch; Witt; Harmel; Meyer; Baum; Mohnke; Peiper; Wunsche; Donitz; Raeder; Kretschmer; Rosing; Topp; Cremer; Kesseiring; Sperrl; Ramcke; Galland; Schmalz; Bibliography.
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This second of two selections of Germany’s World War II field commanders summarizes the careers, and illustrates the appearance, of 26 men who rose to prominence in the Waffen-SS, Kriegsmarine and Luftwaffe.
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781841765976
Publisert
2006-05-11
Utgiver
Vendor
Osprey Publishing
Vekt
248 gr
Høyde
248 mm
Bredde
184 mm
Dybde
7 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
64

Forfatter
Illustratør

Om bidragsyterne

Gordon Williamson was born in 1951 and currently works for the Scottish Land Register. He spent seven years with the Military Police TA and has published a number of books and articles on the decorations of the Third Reich and their winners. He is the author of a number of World War II titles for Osprey. Malcolm McGregor spent four years at art school and then went on to work in advertising for ten years. He started freelancing in 1966 and contributed uniform illustrations to Blandfords and several Orbis publications and also provided the figure paintings for War Monthly magazine. He has previously illustrated for Osprey the three book series on the flags of the Third Reich (Men-at-Arms 270, 274 and 278), and Elite 98, British Commanders of World War II.