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The History of the Galician Division of the Waffen SS Vol 1: On the Eastern Front: April 1943 to July 1944
Michael James Melnyk
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Description for The History of the Galician Division of the Waffen SS Vol 1: On the Eastern Front: April 1943 to July 1944
Hardcover. Volume 1 of the history of the Galician Waffen-SS Division covers the historical background which led to its formation in April 1943 until its commitment to battle after one year in training. The Division fought on the eastern front against the biggest Soviet offensive ever undertaken and suffered its virtual destruction at the battle of Brody. Num Pages: 400 pages, 210 photographs and 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 182 x 259 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1186.
The first volume of a two part set on the history of the Galician Division is based on over 25 years research by accomplished historian Michael James Melnyk who has sourced additional new and hitherto unseen original material on all aspects of the Division's history from archives and private collections in Europe, Australia, North American and Canada. Complemented by the individual accounts and contributions of many veterans which add an engaging personal dimension, this new definitive two volume account supersedes his earlier divisional history published in 2002. As a recognised authority on the subject he has produced the most reliable ... Read more
The first volume of a two part set on the history of the Galician Division is based on over 25 years research by accomplished historian Michael James Melnyk who has sourced additional new and hitherto unseen original material on all aspects of the Division's history from archives and private collections in Europe, Australia, North American and Canada. Complemented by the individual accounts and contributions of many veterans which add an engaging personal dimension, this new definitive two volume account supersedes his earlier divisional history published in 2002. As a recognised authority on the subject he has produced the most reliable ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Fonthill Media
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
1185g
Number of Pages
400
Place of Publication
Toadsmoor Road, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781781555286
SKU
V9781781555286
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About Michael James Melnyk
Historian Michael James Melnyk has researched the Galician Division exclusively for over two and a half decades amassing a huge amount of material on this topical unit. An established author and authority on the subject, he has extended his previous works to encompass an extraordinary level of detail in this latest offering. He is regularly consulted as an expert on ... Read more
Reviews for The History of the Galician Division of the Waffen SS Vol 1: On the Eastern Front: April 1943 to July 1944
...the author has delivered a meticulous portrait of one of the most interesting of the foreign volunteer formations of the Waffen-SS, and his two-volume work stands out as one of the most notable publications of the year.
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