{"product_id":"men-of-steel-michael-reynolds-9781932033519","title":"Men of Steel: 1st SS Panzer Corps 1944-45","description":"This authoritative account completes the history of the only Panzer Divisions to bear Hitler's name - 1st and 12th SS - as they lead the last German offensives of the war - through the Ardennes in December 1944 and in Hungary two months later and it concludes with their capitulation and captivity in Austria in May 1945.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMen of Steel traces the origins, formation and early history of I SS Panzer Corps.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePacked with detail it covers the German retreat from Normandy to the West Wall, the Leibstandarte \u0026amp; Hitlerjugend Panzer Divisions' crucial part in the 'Battle of the Bulge', Jochen Peiper's dash for the Meuse, the 'Malmedy Massacre', the 'Battle of the Twin Villages', Bastogne, the elimination of the Gran Bridgehead in Hungary, February 1945, Hitler's last gamble on the Eastern Front--the 'Lake Balaton' offensive, the attempt to stem the Soviet 'Tide from the East', the last desperate battles to defend the Greater German Reich and the final capitulation to the Americans.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt also includes information on the unit's captivity and war crimes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIllustrated with rare photographs, many high quality maps and appendices.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Reynolds\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1932033513\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781932033519\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Casemate\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/19\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.37lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.24h x 6.40w x 1.16d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2006 pg. 39","brand":"Michael Reynolds","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43991201644799,"sku":"9781932033519","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_64b73f4b-a213-4d34-a9eb-96474d22e881.jpg?v=1683309021","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/men-of-steel-michael-reynolds-9781932033519","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}