* Myth-busting account of the summer of 1943 on the Eastern Front, one of World War II's turning points * Includes the Battle of Kursk * Special focus on the notorious 3rd SS …
Known for his bold and aggressive leadership, Kurt “Panzer” Meyer was one of the most highly decorated German soldiers of World War II. Successively commanding a motorcycle …
"Beware the Thunderbolt!" With that motto, the pilots of the U.S. Eighth Air Force's 56th Fighter Group--also known as Zemke's Wolfpack--took to the skies above Europe in their …
After the Soviets trapped the German 6th Army at Stalingrad, Field Marshal Erich von Manstein and his Army Group Don orchestrated a dramatic reversal of fortune between November …
German Order of Battle is the definitive reference on the German Army in World War II, covering the organization, combat history, and commanders of each division. Volume One …
The panzergrenadiers were the foot soldiers who went into battle alongside the Third Reich’s feared tanks. Whether in the Wehrmacht or Waffen-SS, these troops endured all the …
Whether providing support for the blitzkrieg in Poland and France, bombing British cities and industrial centers, or attacking Allied fighters and bombers in the light of day and …
Both Winston Churchill and Adolf Hitler wanted the Aegean Sea in 1943. The British prime minister saw an opportunity to force neutral Turkey into the Allied camp and pin down …
Before landing in France on D-Day, June 6, 1944, the Allies executed an elaborate deception plan designed to prevent the Germans from concentrating forces in Normandy. The …
Maj. Ron Beckett had already served two tours in Vietnam when he received orders to return in April 1969. As the district senior advisor in the remote, rural Dinh Quan District of …
