История войск СС, 1925-1945

Tim Ripley's book provides a broad overview of the formation, ideology and military campaigns involving the Waffen-SS troops, which initially ensured the stability of the Hitler regime at home and fought for the racial purity of the German nation. The study is devoted to the fate of people who, having sworn allegiance to Nazism, determined the course of battles on the Eastern Front and the outcome of the decisive battles of World War II: Villers-Bocage, the Falaise Cauldron, the Ardennes Offensive, the siege of Budapest, etc., which preceded the defeat of the Third Reich and the defeat of Germany. The book contains more than 200 rare photographs and many detailed maps.