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The most loyal and ruthless enforcers of the Third Reich began as a small squad of political thugs. Yet by the end of 1935, the SS had taken control of all police and internal security duties in Germany--ranging from local village "gendarmes" all the way up to the secret political police and the Gestapo. And by 1944, the militarized Waffen-SS had more than eight hundred thousand men serving in the field, rivaling even Germany's regular armed forces,...
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Pen and Sword military classics volume series no. 19
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Pen & Sword Military Classics
Pub. Date
c2003
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English
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Livingbattlefield
Pub. Date
p2012
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English
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A trilogy of World War II (WWII) battlefield tour films which include "The Americans on D-Day," "The Americans on Hell's Highway," and "The Americans in the Bulge." With its fast-paced tour of the battlefields of Europe, the film series engages a wide audience interested in history and travel. Unlike most war documentaries, this series is filmed in the exact locations, and weather conditions, that existed when the actions took place. The charismatic...