Das Reich: The March of the 2nd SS Panzer Division Through

Das Reich: The March of the 2nd SS Panzer Division Through France, June 1944 (Zenith Military Classics)

World-renowned British historian Sir Max Hastings recounts one of the most horrific months of World War II.

June 1944, the month of the D-Day landings carried out by Allied forces in Normandy, France. Germanyâ€™s 2nd SS Panzer Division, one of Adolf Hitlerâ€™s most elite armor units, had recently been pulled from the Eastern Front and relocated to France in order to regroup, recruit more troops, and restock equipment. With Allied forces suddenly on European ground, the divisionâ€”Das Reich â€”was called up to counter the invasion. Its march northward to the shores of Normandy, 15,000 men strong, would become infamous as a tale of unparalleled brutality in World War II.

Das Reich is Sir Max Hastingsâ€™s narrative of the atrocities committed by the 2nd SS Panzer Division during June of 1944: first, the execution of 99 French civilians in the village of Tulle on June 9; and second, the massacre of 642 more in the village of Oradour-sur-Glane on June 10. Throughout the book, Hastings expertly shifts perspective between French resistance fighters, the British Secret Service (who helped coordinate the French resistance from afar and on the ground), and the German soldiers themselves. With its rare, unbiased approach to the ruthlessness of World War II, Das Reich explores the fragile moral fabric of wartime mentality.
Country USA
Brand Zenith Press
Manufacturer Zenith Press
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 0760344914
ReleaseDate 2013-06-10
UnitCount 1
UPCs 752748344914
EANs 9780760344910

Country	USA
Brand	Zenith Press
Manufacturer	Zenith Press
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	0760344914
ReleaseDate	2013-06-10
UnitCount	1
UPCs	752748344914
EANs	9780760344910

Das Reich: The March of the 2nd SS Panzer Division Through France, June 1944 (Zenith Military Classics)

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