French L. MacLean Bücher

Inside these pages, you will meet over 960 infamous men, the officers of Nazi Germany's Totenkopf (Death's Head). You will encounter the 256 SS officers who worked at Dachau, a concentration camp that also served as a training ground for death. You will also learn about twelve SS officers who served in Treblinka and other secret camps involved in Operation Reinhard, Heinrich Himmler's extermination plan for Polish Jews. Additionally, you will confront the 161 SS officers who operated Auschwitz, the largest killing center in history. These Death's Head officers, many of whom later joined the Waffen-SS, were not merely bureaucrats planning the Final Solution from afar; they were frontline participants in the Nazi campaign to exterminate the Jews. They poured gas pellets, conducted gruesome medical experiments, supervised crematoria, and ordered guards to shoot victims. They were at the heart of darkness. The book features a photographic section with over one hundred images, many previously unpublished, representing the largest collection of SS camp personnel photographs ever compiled. These images come from extensive archives, including the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and Yad Vashem, as well as private collections, including rare pictures from the Gross-Rosen camp kommandant's personal album.

The book offers a unique collection of quotations from 289 men and five women involved in Nazi Germany, including poignant "last words" from 69 individuals facing execution or dying in combat. It highlights the use of nicknames among Nazis and provides concise biographies for each quoted figure. With thorough documentation and historical context, this resource serves as an invaluable tool for students, writers, and researchers interested in World War II, military, political, and Holocaust studies, illuminating a pivotal period of the 20th century.

The book offers an in-depth exploration of U-boat crews and the undersea warfare of World War II, enriched with numerous historical documents and over 400 photographs. It guides enthusiasts on how to locate U-boat artifacts, trace them to specific submarines, and delve into the achievements of those vessels and their crews, making it a valuable resource for both history buffs and researchers interested in naval warfare.

This volume delves into the valor of Luftwaffe officers and enlisted men who earned the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross during World War II, Germany's highest military honor for bravery. It presents detailed biographies and official efficiency reports for fifty-three recipients, alongside profiles of sixty-seven commanding officers. Through these accounts, the book highlights remarkable achievements, such as the swift capture of heavily fortified positions and the daring tactics employed against overwhelming defenses, showcasing the courage and skill of these military figures.

"Stalingrad: The Death of the German Sixth Army on the Volga, 1942-1943, is the first published work to detail the situation of every German corps and division for every day of the three-month Stalingrad campaign. Derived from the Sixth Army daily operation reports and the German Army High Command (OKH) situation maps (Lage Ost) this two-volume set presents the situation on the flanks of the army, as well as the combat in the city itself, a level of detail never before attempted. Stalingrad was the perfect storm that would lead to the death of an army -- the German Sixth Army. Led by Field Marshal Friedrich Paulus, but micromanaged by Adolf Hitler, who insisted that his forces fight to the last man and buyllet, the Sixth Army became fixated on an objective that continued to be just past their grasp."--Publisher's description from website.