In this section you will discover books on the World War Two German Ground Forces, Wehrmacht in WW2. Books on Foreign volunteers who fought for the German Army in WWll, The German Panzer Divisions, The elite Grossdeutschland Division, 1. Panzer division. 2. Panzer division. 6. Panzer division. 11. Panzer division. 21. Panzer division. Infantry divisions. How these divisons fought the key battles on the Eastern Front and the Western Font during World War Two.

Ground Forces

Sort by:          Product     Price      Default     Result pages:   1 2   see details 21ST PANZER DIVISION Jean-Claude Perrigault Great title from “Heimdal”. This is a massive book packed with hundreds of superb photos. This illustrated history documents its exploits in North Africa, France in the Day-Day counter attacks and eventually on the Eastern Front where it was annihilated. 527pp. over 450 photos & maps. French text with detailed English captions & 45 page English summary. LARGE FORMAT 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 21st Panzer Division in combat against American Troops LtGen Edgar Feuchtinger. Reprint edition First published by Historical Divison, USAREUR. LtGen Feuchtinger commanded 21st Panzer Division twice, the second time from May 1944 to January 1945. This is his account of the division in action against US troops from D-Day to the end of his second command priod. He details the organisation of the division, and then covers various operations from first engagement on 25 July 1944. It is a valuable account of the operations of a crack German tank division at the end of the war. 74pp. Card covers Price: £9.00 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 AFRIKAKORPS ROMMEL’S TROPICAL ARMY IN ORIGINAL COLOUR Bernd Peitz Gary Wilkins This book contains over 180 fantastic photos derived from what at the time , was revolutionary original colour slide film. These pictures, many published for the first time, portray the leaders, men and equipment of the Afrikakorps from the arrival of its first units in Tripoli, Tunisia through its astounding advance across the Libyan Desert to Egypt and its eventual withdrawal back to Tunisia after the bitter, lost struggle with the British at El Alamein. This book offers an entirely new view of the war in Africa that will prove a useful reference 192pp. over 200 colour & b/w photos 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 ARMOURED VEHICLES AND UNITS OF THE GERMAN ORDER POLICE (ORDNUNGSPOLIZEI) 1936-1945 Werner Regenberg This is the first detailed history of the armoured vehicles used by the German order police during WWII. All armour types are discussed and shown in period photographs, including details of paint schemes and markings. Though the emphasis here is on the armoured vehicles, there is also an in-depth look at combat operations on a variety of war fronts, uniforms, equipment, and unit-by-unit histories 288pp. over 300 b/w photos and charts 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 Battle of the Bulge Operations of the 3rd Fallschirmjäger Division Han J Wijers Excellent account of the German paratroopers in action during the Battle of the Bulge. By gaining the trust and respect of living American and German soldiers and the families of soldiers who lost their lives, Hans has been able to capture and place into words the life of these soldiers and what they experienced between December 1944 and January 1945 during the most extreme conditions. Approx 115pp. illustrated. Large Format Price: £27.95 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 Bayerlein After Action Reports of the Panzer Lehr Division Commander From D-Day to the Ruhr Edited by P.A..Spayd & Gary Wilkins Generalleutnant Fritz Bayerlein, Commander of the Panzer Lehr Division, wrote twenty manuscripts while interred as a U.S. Army prisoner of war from April 1945 until his release from captivity two years later. All of General Bayerlein’s manuscripts are presented here, compiled into a chronological narrative of his experiences with his Panzer Lehr Division from the Allied Invasion of Normandy to his surrender of the LIII Armeekorps in the Ruhr pocket in the last days of World War II. Bayerlein also wrote several comparisons of his Panzers – Tigers and Panthers – with other armoured vehicles, including Russian and American armour. This in-depth analysis, long hidden in boxes in the National Archives and Records Administration, is presented. Bayerlein also wrote several comparisons of his Panzers, Tigers and Panthers, with other armoured vehicles, including Russian and American armour. Illustrated with 140 b/w photos, of which thirty are from his family’s private collection and have not been previously published, as well as thirty maps hand drawn by Bayerlein while a prisoner of war. 216pp. 140 photos. 30 maps. Large Format 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 BLOOD AND IRON The German Conquest of Sevastopol C.G. Sweeting Excellent account of one of the most dramatic campaigns of WWII. Sevastopol was the world's most strongly fortified city and home of the Soviet Black Sea fleet. Hitler sent one of his best field commanders, Erich Von Manstein, to lead the offensive. After a series of bloody battles, Manstein eventually outfoxed his Soviet opponents, and the campaign culminated in the epic siege of Sevastopol. To break the formidable defenses, the German used massive guns, including the incredible 80cm "Dora", the largest artillery piece ever constructed. This account is the first book length study of the subject and a must for all interested in the war on the Eastern Front. 201pp. over 100 photos/illustrations. 3 maps. Price: £23.50 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 BRANDENBURGERS GLOBAL MISSION Franz Kurowski Excellent book on this elite and somewhat mysterious clandestine unit. This is a very informative account of their diverse missions which took them from Western Europe to Rumania, Russia, Egypt, Afghanistan and many other countries in a series of daring actions 305pp. 100 photos & maps Price: £37.50 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 COMBAT HISTORY OF SCHWERE ABTEILUNG 503 Veteran’s Association Unit history of the Tiger battalions which features lots of first hand accounts of this, the senior Tiger battalion of the German Army. Formed in 1942 and fought until the bitter end on both the Eastern and Western Fronts. 400pp. Almost 300 photos. 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 COMBAT HISTORY OF SCHWERE PANZER-ABTEILUNG 508 By 508 Veteran's Association This is a great companion to the recently published combat history Of the 503.It is not as large because not as much information or photos are available but it is very comprehensive and provides about as complete an overview as you are likely to get.Many never before published photographs. 200pp. 150 photos. 8pp.colour artwork. Price: £37.50 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 Death of the Leaping Horseman 24. Panzer-Division in Stalingrad, Limited reprint edition Jason D. Mark This is a limited card cover edition of 550 copies only of this sought after title. A gripping book about a panzer division and its battles in the shattered streets of Stalingrad. In Death of the Leaping Horseman: 24. Panzer-Division in Stalingrad, the untold story of 24. Panzer-Divisions savage fighting on Stalingrads outskirts and in the devastated ruins of the city itself is revealed in a detailed day-by-day account. Beginning in the heady days of the victorious march toward Stalingrad in August 1942, the book follows the Division into Stalingrads suburbs as it is slowly and inexorably sucked into the fiery crucible that was Stalingrad. Panzer losses and casualties increased daily until finally, after three months of draining combat, the Division was reduced to a battle group consisting of a couple of panzers and a few hundred men.The book also includes a biography for every officer that served with the Division which contains details of their military careers such as promotions, decorations. Plus gripping eyewitness accounts. 560pp. 210 photos. 86 aerial photos and maps. Card covers 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 Deutsche Kampfpanzer in Einsatz 1939/45 Excellent photo book that includes Panzerkampwagen IV, Panther, Tiger and others. 78pp. 150 photos Price: £11.95 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 DIE 1. PANZER DIVISION 1933-1945 A Pictorial History Rolf Stoves Excellent re-print edition of the original title first published by Podzun. This edition is packed with superb photos of their actions and leading personalities. The division served in Poland, France, Eastern Front until the end of the war in Hungary. Includes photos from former members of the division. 200pp. approx 600 photos plus maps. English/German text Price: £16.95 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 DIE 7. PANZER DIVISION A Pictorial History Hasso Manteuffel Another excellent re-print edition of the title first published by Podzun. This edition is packed with superb photos of their actions and leading personalities. The division served in Poland, France, Russian Front from Operation Barbarossa, Moscow, and Operation Citadel, and then right through to the bitter fighting around Danzig Gotenhafen bridgehead.160pp. approx 450 photos plus maps. English/German text Price: £16.95 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 DIE OFFENSIVE Gegen Kursk 1943 11.SS Panzerkorps Silvester Stadler \r\nExcellent account covering the operations of the 11. SS Panzerkorps during the battle of Kursk 1943 which was composed of the 1. SS Panzer Division Leibstandarte, the Das Reich and Totenkopf. This is a very detailed reference that includes original orders, orders of battle, armour\r\nstrengths and much more. Includes a good selection of photos and copies of original maps, many of which are in colour. 232pp. 80 photos. Maps. German text. LARGE FORMAT\r\n Price: £27.95 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 DRITTE NORDLAND: THE PHOTO HISTORY OF THE FINNISH VOLUNTEER BATTALION OF THE WAFFEN-SS Massive new book on the Finnish Volunteer Battalion, packed with hundreds of rare photos many of which are from former members of the battalion. In February 1942 many were dispatched to the Caucasus to join the "Wiking Division". This superb book is a must for all who are interested in the Foreign Legions of the Third Reich. \r\n256pp. 450 photos & maps. Finnish & English text. LARGE FORMAT\r\n Price: £35.00 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 ELITE GERMAN DIVISIONS IN WWII Werner Haupt \r\nDetailed look at Germany's elite units during World War II. It covers the formation and combat use of the Waffen-SS Fallschirmjager and Mountain Troops throughout the war. Details include pre-war formation and traning wartime activities individual unit histories commanders and a selection of war ear photographs. 179pp. Over 80 photos\r\n Price: £24.95 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 Exit Rommel The Tunisian Campaign, 1942-43 Bruce Allen Watson Story of the defeat of the legendary Desert Fox. In the sands of North Africa during the early years of World War II, German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel burnished his reputation as the "Desert Fox." After a string of successes, Rommel's fortunes began to sour with the battles of El Alamein. Details logistical difficulties and the erosion of weapons quality of the Afrika Korps. 240pp. 15 photos. 10 maps. Card covers Price: £10.95 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 FOR REX AND BELGIUM Leon Degrelle & Walloon Political & Military Collaboration 1940/45 Eddy De Bruyne & Marc Rikmemspoel "Degrelle" remains controversial in Belgium and abroad. Reviled by many, honoured by others, Leon Degrelle's service in the German military continues to spawn controversy. Now, with the aid of American Waffen-SS researcher Marc Rikmenspoel, De Bruyne has combined his works into a single English language book. The greatest portion of the book is devoted to the most comprehensive account of the campaigns of the Legion Wallonie and its successor SS-Sturmbrigade/Division Wallonien (28th SS Panzergrenadier Division) yet seen in English. These units saw action in some of the bitterest sectors of the Eastern Front from 1942 to 1945, including the Caucasus, Cherkassy, the Baltic and Pomerania. The author’s present fascinating information about Degrelle’s Spanish volunteers and obscure Walloon military formations. The text is supported by hundreds of period photos, complemented by many maps and illustrations of contemporary posters and other ephemera. This is the most impartial and deeply-researched study concerning his life and actions yet to appear in any language. 300pp. 375 photos, maps & documents. LARGE FORMAT 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 Forgotten Legion: Sonderverband Bergmann in World War II, 1941-1945 E.Abramian The complete history of this special formation of North Caucasian, Armenian, Azerbaijani, and Georgian volunteers who served in the Abwehr as part of the Brandenburg commandos, in the Abwehr "Bergmann" commando unit and later as an entire mountain infantry regiment whose three battalions fought in such regions of Europe as Southern Russia, the Crimea, the Ukraine, Poland and the Balkans (Greece, Albania and Yugoslavia). 140pp. 90 photos. 24 maps. 5 full colour uniform plates. Large format Price: £35.00 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 FREINEUX AND LAMORMENIL THE ARDENNES George Winter This book covers the actions of elements of 2. SS Panzer “Das Reich” and “Task Force Kane” during the Battle of the Bulge in December 1944. 80pp. 61 photos. 3 maps. Card covers. LARGE FORMAT Price: £17.95 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