
German Commanders of World War II (2)
Waffen-SS, Luftwaffe & Navy
Gordon Williamson(Author)
Osprey Publishing
Published on 11. May 2006
Book
Paperback/Softback
64 pages
978-1-84176-597-6 (ISBN)
Description
This is the second book in a two-part series about the "German Commanders of World War II", and covers distinguished commanders from the Waffen-SS, the Luftwaffe and the Navy. The commanders covered include such famous names as Josef Dietrich, Theodor Eicke, Kurt Meyer, Joachim Peiper and Karl Donitz and the book details their fascinating wartime experiences. The colour plates are in the uniquely meticulous style of the respected World War II illustrator Malcolm McGregor.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
52 b/w; 8 col
Dimensions
Height: 225 mm
Width: 165 mm
Thickness: 5 mm
Weight
213 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84176-597-6 (9781841765976)
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Persons
Gordon Williamson was born in 1951 and currently works for the Scottish Land Register. He spent seven years with the Military Police TA and has published a number of books and articles on the decorations of the Third Reich and their winners. He is the author of a number of World War II titles for Osprey. Malcolm McGregor spent four years at art school and then went on to work in advertising for ten years. He started freelancing in 1966 and contributed uniform illustrations to Blandfords and several Orbis publications and also provided the figure paintings for War Monthly magazine. He has previously illustrated for Osprey the three book series on the flags of the Third Reich (Men-at-Arms 270, 274 and 278), and Elite 98, British Commanders of World War II.
Content
Introduction; Biographies; Dietrich; Hausser; Gille; Eicke; Steiner; Wisch; Witt; Harmel; Meyer; Baum; Mohnke; Peiper; Wunsche; Donitz; Raeder; Kretschmer; Rosing; Topp; Cremer; Kesseiring; Sperrl; Ramcke; Galland; Schmalz; Bibliography.