"SS Assault Regiment Wotan was training and recuperating after its grueling struggle in Russia. None of those men straining up the glassy slope under the eyes of their commander, Colonel Horst Geier, guessed that already they had been singled out for a new mission ... German High Command knew that the British would launch an attack on Dieppe, and had realised that there was only one regiment that could be trusted to halt them in time and defend the vital coastal battery: the soldiers of Wotan." -- Back cover
Charles Whiting Books
A prolific British author renowned for his extensive military histories and fiction, Whiting drew deeply from his own experiences as a sergeant in World War II. His writing offers an authentic and visceral portrayal of conflict, meticulously detailing the realities of warfare and the psychological toll it took. Whether delving into factual accounts or crafting thrilling narratives, Whiting possessed a unique ability to immerse readers in the charged atmosphere of battle. His legacy lies in his compelling exploration of military life and history.
In the grey September of 1944, colonel von Dodenburg's SS battle group Wotan became the Fuhrer's Fire Brigade, the crack unit of the German Wehrmacht, to be thrown into any battle as a last desperate measure to redress the balance. As the Allied armies closed in on Germany's holy city of Aachen, even the most optimistic said that Hitler's war was lost. Only Colonel von Dodenburg's black uniformed troopers, with their dreaded silver death's head badge, were convinced that they could still save the day.
Love alters not with his brief hours and weeks, But bears it out even to the edge of doom’ Sonnets are for romantics, starry-eyed lovers and ardent hearts. And Shakespeare’s sonnets are the best ever written. But this is why they are also for cynics, for star-crossed lovers and for those who know the anguish of unrequited love. Some of them are written to a young man, some of them to a woman. And although the poems are full of mystery – why did Shakespeare write them, what was his sexuality? – each one speaks to us from across the centuries of love, hate and the intensity of being alive. Includes exclusive content: In the 'Backstory' you can find a short, handy, funny guide to everything you might want to know about Shakespeare and his sonnets. ‘This is a crazy, all-consuming, feverish and sweaty love; love, in all its uncut, full-strength intensity; an adolescent love’ Don Paterson, Guardian
The Germans toughened themselves for Nazism, but then suffered greatly in the bombed-out ruins of their cities
Obedience to the Führer. Obedience to the death. Hitler's elite SS bodyguards prided themselves on doing whatever it ook, even if death was the price. They called themselves the "old hares", and they left a trail of terror across Europe. Of the 30,000 soldiers who signed up, only thirty would survive the war. Some perished in the abortive push on Normandy in 1944, directed by the Führer. Others suffered gruesome deaths at the hands of the Russians. In a chilling account of the final year of this crack squad, bestseller Charles Whiting chronicles their bloody demise, which culminated in humiliation at the Battle of the Bulge. This is a gripping history, taking us deep into one of the most terrifying and cult-like units of the Second World War. It shows just how far the Nazis were willing to go; and what was needed to stop them
The hunt for Martin Bormann : the truth
- 222 pages
- 8 hours of reading
On the night of May 1, 1945 Martin Bormann, head of the Nazi Party Chancellery and private secretary to Adolf Hitler, fled Fuhrer's bunker into the ruins of Berlin. This book examines over 50 years of rumors, claims and counterclaims to uncover the real fate of one of the most hunted men of the twentieth century.
