Find books on the battles and campaigns of the German forces in WW2. Books on the Eastern and Western Front. Operation Barbarossa. The siege of Leningrad. The capture of Moscow. The battle Stalingrad. Read how the Germans fought against the Russian counter-offensive with the battle of Kharkov, Operation Citadel with the massive tanks battles in the Battle of Kursk. Books on Army Group North, Army Groups South and Army Group Center. The Normandy campaign. Battle of the Bulge. The battle for Budapest. The battle for Berlin in 1945

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Sort by:          Product     Price      Default     Result pages:   1 2   see details ANZIO THE GERMAN ARMY WAR DIARIES The Allied invasion at Anzio was intended to open up the stalemated Italian front and lead to a rapid drive on Rome. The German High Command was hampered by the surrender of Itlay in September 1943, and Field Marshals Kesselring and Rommel had to decide where to make their main line of resistance. Kesselring took overall command of Italy in November 1943. Allied landings at Salerno began well, but became bogged down; the landing at Anzio was intended to solve this log-jam. The accounts of the action from January to May 1944 are taken from the War Diaries of the German 10th and 14th Armies. There is a day-to-day account of the German operations, including many comments on the British and US troops involved. Complete with Orders of Battle, this is a singular document which completes the picture of this battle. 134pp. 25 large colour maps. Card covers. LARGE FORMAT Price: £30.00 Quantity   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50  Add to cart  see details Armageddon Ost, The German Defeat On The Eastern Front 1944/45 Nik Cornish This book examines in detail the final six months of the war on the Eastern Front. It records the gradual and inexorable march of the Red Army towards the ultimate victory. With a narrative drawn from a variety of sources, including first-hand accounts from those who actually fought in the war, the book records the advance of the Red Army through Poland, Hungary and the Balkans and into Germany itself. A sobering account of the destruction of this final phase of the war in the East. Illustrated throughout with a excellent range of photographs, many drawn from Russian archives and never previously published. 160pp. 195 photos. 4 maps Price: £19.99 Quantity   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50  Add to cart  see details ARMOUR BATTLES OF THE WAFFEN-SS 1943-45 Will Fey The all time definitive reference book, long out of print and very sought after, has now been reprinted in a economical card covers edition. This classic account by Will Fey who served with the Panzer SS units and fought in various engagements is packed with considerable detail of their actions. Includes Kursk, to Normandy, Ardennes through to the end of war in Berlin and Austria. 384pp.32 photos. 4 maps. Card covers Price: £13.50 Quantity   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50  Add to cart  see details Armoured Operations of the Second World War Vol.1 Juan Garcia Superb book from AF Editions that recounts the history of several famous armored engagements of the Second World War. The engagements covered are: The Soviet Invasion of Poland, from Sedan to Abbeville (France), Montcornet, May 17 1940, Rommel's counterattacks in the desert, Barbarossa 1941, the encirclement of Minsk, The Battle of Krasnograd, Prokorovka, Villers Bocage 1944 and Operation Cobra. The detailed narrative is complimented by dozens of spectacular colour profiles and graphics of the armour involved in these battles. There are also over 100 black and white photos. A unique feature of the book is three double gatefold pages that open out to double width. These are devoted to providing detailed information on the three major tanks involved in these battles, The Tiger: the Panther and the T-34. 192pp. 100 b/w photos plus many colour profiles. 3 double gatefold pages. Large format Price: £25.00 Quantity   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50  Add to cart  see details ASSAULT ON MOSCOW 1941 The Offensive, The Battle, Set Back Werner Haupt Detailed unit operations and individual accounts of this early, yet very important Eastern Front battle. 304pp. 140 photos Price: £29.95 Quantity   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50  Add to cart  see details BATTLE FOR KHARKOV Jean Restayn Great photo coverage of the German recapture of Kharkov in 1943. Most of the excellent photos have not been published before. The photos take the reader through the many small acions across the Russian countryside and small villages, culminating in the street fighting for Kharkov. 454pp. 650 photos. 32pp colour artwork. LARGE FORMAT Price: £65.00 Quantity   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50  Add to cart  see details Battle For The Ruhr, German Army’s Final Defeat In The West. Derek Zumbro With Allied armies poised on the banks of the Rhine, Nazi Germany tottered on the brink of collapse. The ensuing battles on German soil especially those in the so-called Ruhr Pocket were as fierce and hard-fought as any in the European theater. Going well beyond previous accounts, Derek Zumbro chronicles this key military campaign from a unique and fresh perspective, that of the defeated German soldiers and civilians caught in the final maelstrom of the war’s western front. Through interviews with surviving members of Model’s former staff, Zumbro has uncovered the attitudes and harrowing experiences of beleaguered officers that official records could never convey. Other interviews with former soldiers reveal the extent to which Allied bombing contributed to the rapid deterioration of German combat effectiveness. 447pp. 56 photos Price: £29.95 Quantity   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50  Add to cart  see details BATTLE OF THE BULGE THEN & NOW Jean Paul Pallud “After the Battle”. The massive classic book on the Battle of the Bulge that covers the entire salient in order to present the battle\r\n in the “then and now” format of this publisher. 544pp. 1,260 photos. 31 maps. LARGE FORM Price: £44.95 Quantity   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50  Add to cart  see details BATTLE OF THE BULGE THROUGH THE LENS Phillip M. Vorwald Superb book from "After the Battle". Retraces the fields of battle in Belgium, Luxembourg and Germany. The battle touched dozens of towns and villages throughout the Ardennes and each is depicted through the lens in 1944/45 and exactly 50 years later. Phillips efforts to match precisely the wartime photos\r\nare remarkable. 296pp. over 1,200 Photos & illustrations/ maps. Large Format\r\n Price: £29.95 Quantity   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50  Add to cart  see details BATTLEGROUND ITALY 1943-1945 The German Armed Forces in the Battle for the “Boot" Franz Kurowski In September 1943 the Allies landed on the Italian mainland, the so-called “soft underbelly” of Europe. Their aim was to knock Italy out of the war and rapidly conquer the country. However, the Italian campaign was one of the toughest of the war. The Germans, under the inspired leadership of Albert Kesselring, mounted a tenacious and skillful defense in the mountainous terrain. Some of the most brutal battles of the Western Front were fought in Italy, most notably the battles for Cassino which lasted nearly six months. The German forces in Italy did not surrender until 2 May 1945 only 6 days before the end of the war in Europe. There has been little, if anything, published in English on the German viewpoint of the Italian campaign. 545pp. 300 photos Price: £45.00 Quantity   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50  Add to cart  see details Berlin 1945 Heimdal title Georges Bernage The first part of this covers the early years of the city before the Second World War showing many of the important buildings including the Reich Chancellery and the Olympia stadium, many illustrated in colour. The book then moves on to the Battle of Berlin. The hundreds of photos also include many “Then and Now” type of photos. 176pp. over 400 colour & b/w photos, plus maps. Large format. French Text Price: £22.95 Quantity   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50  Add to cart  see details BERLIN THE FINAL RECKONING Stephen Walsh After the years of fighting with no quarter given by either Germans or Russians, it was inevitable that the victors would show no mercy to the vanquished at the end. Through vivid text and unique photos you can witness the ferocity of the final days of the German forces. Many of the photos have never been seen before. 176pp. Over 200 photos Price: £19.95 Quantity   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50  Add to cart  see details BERLIN THEN & NOW Tony Le Tissier “After the Battle”. Superb book using “then and now” photos that look at Berlin throughout its many phases. The early years, and the Third Reich period with its spectacular scenes of grandeur through to the Soviet land attack. 472pp. 1700 photos. LARGE FORMAT Price: £44.95 Quantity   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50  Add to cart  see details BLITZKRIEG IN THE WEST THEN & NOW Jean Paul Pallud “After the Battle”. Detailed account of the Battle of France for the first time through comparison “then and now” photos. Astounding collection of photos. 640pp. 1880 photos. LARGE FORMAT. Price: £44.95 Quantity   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50  Add to cart  see details BRIDGEHEAD KURLAND: THE SIX EPIC BATTLES OF HEERESGRUPPE KURLAND Franz Kurowski The exciting account of the little-known struggles of Heeresgruppe Kurland in the waning months of World War II. Despite six separate attempts by the Red Army, the German forces in the Kurland Bridgehead in the Baltic held out against massively superior forces. Despite revisionist claims by the Soviets after the war, the fighting in Kurland resulted in the pinning of large numbers of forces and, ultimately, an unsuccessful campaign. Once again, Franz Kurowski has brought to life many fascinating aspects of an Eastern-Front campaign that has heretofore received little attention in the West 326pp. over 150 photos plus 15pp of maps. Price: £34.95 Quantity   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50  Add to cart  see details D-DAY GERMAN OPERATIONS. Complete record of all German reactions and operations on and after D-Day to closing the Falaise Gap Facsimile reprint published by Canadian War Office German reaction to D-Day and subsequent operations to closing the Falaise Gap. This is a complete record of all German reactions and operations on and after D-Day compiled from original German records and War Diaries. Contains a wealth of information on how the Germans reacted on D-Day and afterwards, with input from all personalities involved. 174pp. Card covers Price: £25.00 Quantity   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50  Add to cart  see details DEADLOCK BEFORE MOSCOW Franz Kurowski A highly detailed study of Army Group Centre during the 1942/43 campaign, and the bitter defensive battles that ensued. 412pp Price: £29.95 Quantity   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50  Add to cart  see details DECISION IN THE UKRAINE George M. Snipe The full story of the crucial battles on the Mius River by the 6. Armee and the successful counterattack spearheaded by the II SS Panzer Korps, consisting of “Das Reich” and “Totenkopf”. Also covered are the offensives after Kursk. 400pp. 75 photos. 29 maps Price: £34.95 Quantity   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50  Add to cart  see details DRAMA BETWEEN BUDAPEST & VIENNA, The Final Fighting of the 6. Panzer-Armee 1945 Georg Maier Georg Maier, the former Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations of the 6. (SS)-Panzer-Armee, has written not only a monumental history of his former field army but a sweeping account of the little-known fighting on the southern portion of the Eastern Front in the final months of the war. Includes the operations of four different Waffen-SS corps and, by extension, nearly all of the “name” divisions of the Waffen-SS: The 1. SS-Panzer-Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler, 2. SS-Panzer-Division Das Reich, 3. SS-Panzer-Division Totenkopf, 5. SS-Panzer-Division Wiking, 9. SS-Panzer-Division Hohenstaufen and the 12. SS-Panzer-Division Hitlerjugend. In addition, many of the most-famous Army armored divisions were involved in this fighting: the 1. Panzer-Division, the 3. Panzer-Division, the 6. Panzer-Division and the 23. Panzer-Division. Maier starts his narrative with part one of a three-part drama: The brutal and ill-fated fighting to relieve the encircled city of Budapest and the IX. SS-Gebirgs-Korps by Armeegruppe Balck (primarily by the IV. SS-Panzer-Korps). He then follows up with a day-by-day account of the successful but operationally relatively inconsequential Gran Offensive of the I. SS-Panzer-Korps and Panzer-Korps “Feldhernnhalle.” This is follow... Price: £79.95 Quantity   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50  Add to cart  see details Duel In The Mist: The LAH During the Ardennes Offensive Forward by Major General Michael Reynolds CB, author of “The Devil’ Adjutant” Duel in the Mist is the first volume in a series of books examining the involvement of the 1st. SS Panzer Division 'Leibstandarte' in the Ardennes offensive, and focuses on Kampfgruppe Peiper's drive through American lines and ultimate reversal outside the village of Stoumont on the 19th of December 1944. This account is based on after action reports by the units involved and numerous interviews with veterans of both sides to provide a ground level perspective of the events which led up to and resulted from the failure of KG Peiper. The text is supported by 127 photos, over half are published for the first time but all are placed in their correct historical, chronological and geographical context. The photos are reproduced in large format to maximize their usefulness to the reader and multiple views of many of the wrecked Panthers are included. In addition, over the course of the project the detailed scrutiny of hundreds of images of Panthers has enabled the authors, in consultation with Tom Jentz and Hilary Doyle, to present for the first time a concise and authoritative analysis of the relationship between the assembly plants and the camouflage patterns applied to the tanks... Price: £49.95 Quantity   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50  Add to cart  see details EAST FRONT DRAMA 1944 Rolf Hinze In June 1944 the Russian Army launched Operation Bagration, the largest offensive in military history. In a matter of days hundreds of miles wide was torn in the German front. This book is detailed examaination of hoe the German forces on the Eastern Front recovered from this shattering defeat. 360pp. 100 photos. 50 maps Price: £34.95 Quantity   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50