{"product_id":"to-battle-michael-melnyk-9781874622192","title":"To Battle: The Formation and History of the 14. Gallician SS Volunteer Division","description":"Of all the 'foreign' Waffen-SS divisions, the 14th has arguably maintained a higher public profile and continued to attract more attention in the UK, USA, Canada, Russia, Ukraine and Poland than any other.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawing extensively upon a wide variety of sources, the author details the abortive history of German\/Ukrainian relations during the first half of the twentieth century which preceded the formation of the Galician Division in the spring of 1943.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSet firmly within the political context of the time, this work demonstrates that from the outset both German and Ukrainian architects of the Division sought to exploit the formation for their own conflicting agendas.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe author gives a careful assessment of the Division's military engagements and explains the reasons for its tragic demise at the Battle of Brody, emphasizing how the military initiative and vast material superiority of the Red Army led to its virtual destruction during the Soviet summer offensive of 1944. The book concludes with the cessation of hostilities, when the Division, despite being the focus of Stalin's attention, escaped the forced repatriation operations undertaken by the Western Allies in the immediate postwar period.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKey Features\u003cbr\u003eA widely-researched, accurate, detailed and impartial account of a particular Waffen-SS division which continues to fascinate \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContains detailed appendices \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePresents over 250 previously unpublished photographs, combined with maps, documents and other illustrations \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSet to become one of the most important English-language books to appear on the Waffen-SS in recent years\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Melnyk\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1874622191\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781874622192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Helion \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/30\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.60h x 8.20w x 1.00d","brand":"Michael Melnyk","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49097084666111,"sku":"9781874622192","price":59.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/to-battle-michael-melnyk-9781874622192","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}