Melnyk, Michael James TO BATTLE - The Formation and History of the 14th Galician Waffen-SS Division , Helion, Solihull, 2002,

1st edn., xii, 380pp, half tone photo ills., facsimiles and maps in text, [iv] blank, [ii] ads., large format (12 x 9 inches approx.), black cloth lettered in gilt at spine, decorative head and tail bands, half tone photo pictorial dustwrapper, written by the son of a veteran of the 14th Division, the book is the product of 15 years research in to the history of this Ukrainian Waffen-SS Division, from its formation in 1943 and the anti-communist aspects of recuitment reflecting the political relations of Germany with the Ukraine, covering the Divison's military deployment and its defeat at the Battle of Brody in July 1944, the breakout from encirclement by many members of the Division and subsequent re-forming before being sent to Slovakia to suppress an uprising, Slovenia against Tito's partisans and finally to the Austrian border against the Red Army but not before the bizarre Hitler inspired order by Himmler to disarm the Division, with twenty one appendices which include Iron Cross award details, Soviet Order of Battle on the Ukrainian Front, London decrypt of the Disarmament Order, etc., a very heavy book, lightly rubbed at tips, small ownership label to front pastedown, dustwrapper: lighty rubbed at tips, very good plus in a very good plus dustwrapper, (Book ref. 38809)  £36.00

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