Description
This landmark study, first published by Cornell University Press in 1966, shows how Hitler's elite army grew from a praetorian guard of barely 28,000 men at the beginning of the Second World War to a combat-hardened army of more than 500,000 in 1945. George H. Stein examines in detail the structure and organization of the Waffen SS and describes the rigid personnel selection and intensive physical, military, and ideological training that helped to create the tough and dedicated cadre around which the larger force of the later war years was built.
Author: George Stein
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Published: 03/01/1984
Pages: 366
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.35lbs
Size: 8.98h x 6.14w x 0.91d
ISBN13: 9780801492754
ISBN10: 0801492750
BISAC Categories:
- History | Wars & Conflicts | World War II | General
About the Author
George H. Stein is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of History at Binghamton University, State University of New York.