Das Reich

The 2nd SS Division was an elite highly trained volunteer fighting force the premier Division of the Waffen SS and far removed from the more familiar SS Nazi Police role. Driven always by the military virtues of courage duty and loyalty it saw action in some of the bloodiest battles of the war in particular on the Eastern Front. It fought a hard war suffered terrible casualties and set new standards of battlefield excellence. Through extensive research James Lucas tells a gripping story of close quarter hand-to-hand combat of commanders who led from the front of camaraderie and unit pride. This is a book about the best of soldiers in the worst of times