{"product_id":"cross-swastika-stephen-dietrich-kolokouris-9798287531225","title":"Cross \u0026 Swastika: Orthodox Europe and the Waffen-SS","description":"A forgotten war. A manipulated faith. A brutal truth. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eCross \u0026amp; Swastika: Orthodox Europe and the Waffen-SS \u003c\/i\u003euncovers one of World War II's most controversial and suppressed histories-the recruitment of Orthodox Christian and Balkan volunteers into the Waffen-SS. With chilling archival depth and intellectual precision, historian and former intelligence consultant Dr. Stephen Dietrich-Kolokouris explores how the Nazi regime used religious imagery, classical mythology, and historical trauma to seduce communities into ideological service. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the failed creation of a Greek SS division to the fusion of Orthodox iconography with SS symbology, this book uncovers a suppressed history of complicity, resistance, and memory that continues to haunt Europe to this day. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFeaturing a 250-term glossary, thematic references embedded throughout, and a gripping narrative voice, this book is both academic in form and human in scope. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Between oath and oblivion, there is only what we choose to record.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stephen Dietrich-Kolokouris\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798287531225\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/16\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 356\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.74d","brand":"Stephen Dietrich-Kolokouris","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47040109314303,"sku":"9798287531225","price":18.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d79a1c94-17f1-48c4-a550-01e5b830b7f0.jpg?v=1752753587","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/cross-swastika-stephen-dietrich-kolokouris-9798287531225","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}