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Companion to the Waffen-SS, 1939-1945 by Gordon Williamson
Category: Military History
Originating in Hitler's personal bodyguard, the Waffen-SS was expanded as a fourth branch of the Wermacht and became regarded as the tough elite of the German Armed Forces. Known as Hitler's 'Asphalt Soldiers' they fought on all main battle-fronts, but most notably in the East against the Soviet Union. ...Show more
E-boat Vs. MTB: The English Channel 1941-45 by Gordon Williamson
Category: Military
During WWII, German E-Boats were so active in the English Channel that the narrow stretch of water became known as 'E-Boat Alley'. To counter the threat of these E-Boats, Britain brought its coastal forces to bear - flotillas of small Motor Torpedo and Gun Boats (MTBs and MGBs) and Motor Launches (MLs). ...Show more
German Destroyers 1939-45 by Gordon Williamson
Category: Military | Series: New Vanguard
The German destroyer fleet of World War II consisted of nine classes: the Von Roeder Class, the Leberecht Maas Class and the wartime classes Z23, Z35, Z37, Z40, Z43, Z46 and Z52. These vessels, though fewer in number than the British destroyer fleet, tended to be much bigger and more powerful than their ...Show more
Hitler's Navy - The Kriegsmarine in World War II by Gordon Williamson
Category: Military
A complete illustrated study of the German Kriegsmarine throughout World War II.Hamstrung at first by the terms of the Treaty of Versailles, during the 1930s, the German Navy underwent a programme of rearmament in defiance of the restrictions, building modern warships under limitations which forced tech ...Show more
The Waffen-SS (1) - 1. to 5. Divisions by Gordon Williamson; Stephen Andrew (Translator, Illustrator)
Category: Military | Series: Men-At-Arms Ser.
Despite being disdained by the German Army's professional officer corps, the military branch of the Nazi SS security organisation grew from an initial strength of only a handful of battalions at the outbreak of war in 1939 to hundreds of thousands of troops in dozens of divisions. The battlefield reputa ...Show more
The Waffen-SS (2) by Gordon Williamson
Category: Military
The military branch of the Nazi SS security organisation grew by the end of World War II from a handful of poorly regarded infantry battalions in 1939, into a force of more than 30 divisions including units of every type. Their battlefield reputation varied widely, from the premier armoured divisions wh ...Show more
U-Boats vs Destroyer Escorts by Gordon Williamson
Category: Military | Series: Duel
The U-boat was a formidable foe, developed from a small coastal vessel into a state-of-the-art killer picking off merchant convoy ships at will. It was not until the destroyer escort was introduced, alongside with dedicated anti-submarine tactics, that there was an effective means of defence and attack ...Show more
World War II German Battle Insignia by Gordon Williamson
Category: Military | Series: Men-at-arms
The remarkable war effort of the German armed forces on three fronts between 1939 and 1945 was recognised by a wider range of insignia than seen in the Allied armies. While the Wehrmacht displayed fewer unit insignia than the Allies, a glance at a German soldier's tunic could reveal much more about his ...Show more
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