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72 SOLDIERS, UNITS, ETC.: US AND ALLIES • THE GERMAN WEHRMACHT IN WWII: KNIGHT’S CROSS HOLDERS, BIOGRAPHIES & MEMOIRS Along the Tigris: The 101st Airborne Division in Operation Iraqi Freedom Thomas L. Day. The story of 16,000 soldiers, from the training grounds of Fort Campbell, through the toughest battles in the blitz of Baghdad to the Nineveh province, where the 101st Airborne Division anchored for eight months after the overthrow of Saddam Hussein. Size:6”x9”•150colorphotos•400pp. ISBN:0-7643-2620-1•hard•$35.00 Exit Wounds: Soldiers’ Stories—Life afterIraqandAfghanistan JimLommas- son.Acompellingandtimelyworkpresenting the author/photographer’s portraits and interviewswithsoldiers,aswellasthesoldiers’ ownphotographsfromthewarzones.The stories expressed in words and images are intimate,profoundandtimeless.Oursoldiers needtotelltheirstories,andweneedtolisten. Size:11”x8.5”•92color images•208pp. ISBN:978-0-7643-4893-8•hard•$34.99 All of Which I Saw: With the US Marine Corps in Iraq Lucian Read. All of Which I Saw captures the United States Marine Corps during some of the most dramatic and important moments ofthe IraqWar.Asingular,stunning,and indispensablerecordoftheconflictofthe Iraq War and the Marine Corps at war. Size:103/4”x71/2”•172images•224pp. ISBN:978-0-7643-5799-2•hard•$34.99 THE GERMANWEHRMACHT INWWII KNIGHT’S CROSS HOLDERS, BIOGRAPHIES & MEMOIRS Heinrich Himmler: A Detailed History of His Offices, Commands, and Organizations in Nazi Germany Rolf Michaelis. Reichsführer-SS,Chief of German Police,Reich CommissarfortheConsolidationofGermanNationhood,Reich Minister of the Interior,Commander of the ReplacementArmy, and Commander-in-Chief ofArmy GroupVistula—Heinrich Himmlerultimatelycombinedinhispersonalltherolesnecessary forthe implementationofNational-Socialistpolicy.Allofhisroles are described in detail for the first time in this book.Several of Himmler’sspeechesintheirentiretyroundoutthisimportantwork. Size: 7”x10” • 275 b/w images • 392pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-5259-1 • hard cover • $49.99 Heinrich Himmler: A Photographic Chronicle of Hitler’s Reichsführer-SS Martin Månsson. Many books have been written about Heinrich Himmler and the SS though, strangely, no photo- graphic study has ever been assembled. Contained within this volume are over 380 photos of Himmler, illustrating his entire career – from a soldier during WWI through the years when he was the second most powerful man in Europe. Size:8.5”x11”•380bwphotos•200pp. ISBN:0-7643-1202-2•hard•$59.95 Knights of the Reich: The Twenty-Seven Most Highly Decorated Soldiers of the Wehrmacht in WWII Günther Fraschka. Biographies of the twenty-seven Holders of the Diamonds to the Knight’s Cross from the Luftwaffe, Heer, Kriegsmarine and Waffen-SS: Mölders, Galland, Gollob, Marseille, Graf, Rommel, Luth, Nowotny, Schulz, Rudel, Graf Strachwitz, Gille, Hube, Kesselring, Lent, Dietrich,Model,Hartmann,Balck,Ramcke,Schnaufer,Brandi, Schorner, von Manteuffel, Tolsdorff, Mauss, von Saucken. Size:6”x9”•93bwphotos•320pp. ISBN:0-88740-580-0•hard•$39.95 The Knight’s Cross with Oakleaves, 1940- 1945: Biographies and Images of the 889 Recipients Jeremy Dixon. This two-volumeset presents every recipient of the Knight’s Cross with Oakleaves,awardedduringWWII,andpresentedby Hitlerfrom1940until1945.Includedareeachofthe 889recipientsfromtheLuftwaffe,Heer,Waffen-SS, andKriegsmarine,aswellasforeignrecipients.This is thefirst timesuchawork is inEnglish. Size:8.5”x11”•1000color/bwphotos•648pp. ISBN:978-0-7643-4266-0•hardcover,two-volume set indeluxeslipcase•$125.00 Knight’s Cross Profiles Vol. 1: Heinz-Wolf- gang Schnaufer • Rudolf Winnerl • Hermann Graf • Hans-Georg Schierholz Ralf Schumann. This book is the first in a new series profiling the Knight’s Cross holders of the Wehrmacht in World War II. Concise biographies, rare photographs of personalities, aircraft, and award documents cover not only known soldiers and airmen, but lesser known KC holders as well. This initial volume covers four Luftwaffe fighter, and bomber pilots. Size:8.5”x11”•440color/bwphotos•208pp. ISBN:978-0-7643-4057-4•hard•$35.00 Knight’s Cross Profiles Vol. 2: Gerhard Türke • Heinz Bär • Arnold Huebner • Joachim Müncheberg Ralf Schumann and Wolfgang Westerwelle. This book is the second in a series profiling the Knight’s Cross holders of the Weh- rmacht in World War II. Concise biographies, rare photographs of personalities, aircraft, and award documents cover not only known soldiers and airmen, but lesser known KC holders as well. Size:8.5”x11”•400bwphotos•208pp. ISBN:978-0-7643-4369-8•hard•$39.99 Knight’s Cross Holders of the Fallschirmjäger: Hitler’s Elite Parachute Force at War, 1940-1945 JeremyDixon.Presentedherearethebiographiesofthe130 menoftheFallschirmjäger–Hitler’seliteparatroopersduring WWII–whowontheKnight’sCross.Theyfoughtonnearly everyfrontduringthewar, includingHolland,Belgium,Italy andRussia.Alsoincludedaredetailsofpromotions,awards anddecorations,andover200photographs. Size:7”x10”•204color&bwphotos•256pp. ISBN:978-0-7643-4892-1•hard•$45.00 Waffen-SS Knights and Their Battles: The Waffen- SS Knight’s Cross Holders Vol.1: 1939-42 Peter Mooney. Within each of the various battles covered, the book focuses specifically on each Waffen-SS soldier that was awarded the various grades of the Knight’s Cross. This volume covers the period 1939-42 and was written with the help of surviving Knight’s Cross holders or the Waffen-SS soldiers that fought alongside them. Size:6”x9”•60bwphotos/maps•288pp. ISBN:978-0-7643-3088-9•hard•$39.99 Waffen-SS Knights and Their Battles: The Waffen- SS Knight’s Cross Holders Vol. 2: January-July 1943 Peter Mooney. This second volume covers the period from January to July 1943 and was written with the help of surviving Knight’s Cross holders or the Waffen-SS soldiers that fought alongside them. Size:6”x9”•60bwphotos/maps•288pp. ISBN:978-0-7643-3527-3•hard•$39.99 Waffen-SS Knights and Their Battles: The Waffen- SS Knight’s Cross Holders Vol. 3: August-De- cember 1943 Peter Mooney. This third volume in the on-going series continues the overview of each Waffen-SS and covers the period August to December 1943 detailing actions in the chaotic post-Kursk period on the Eastern Front, as well as the opening of the second front in Italy. Size:6”x9”•70bwphotos•312pp. ISBN:978-0-7643-4273-8•hard•$39.99 Waffen-SS Knights and Their Battles: The Waffen-SS Knight’s Cross Holders Vol. 4: Jan- uary-May 1944 Peter Mooney. This fourth volume covers January to May 1944 and details an additional 45 Knight’s Cross, 7 Oakleaves, 3 Swords and the first Diamonds awards for the men of theWaffen-SS.Original maps help illustrate the part played by these soldiers. It was written with the help of surviving Knight’s Cross holders and contains a foreword by Karl-Heinz Euling. Size: 6”x9” • 79 b/w photos and maps • 304pp. ISBN:978-0-7643-5189-1•hardcover•$39.99 Knights of the Wehrmacht: Knight’s Cross Holders of the U-boat Service FranzKurowski.Each recipient is presented in a capsule biography including dates of birth, awarding of the various Knight’s Cross grades, and other particulars to rank and career. Each is also shown in WWII-era photographs. Size:6”x9”•150bwphotos•280pp. ISBN:0-88740-748-X•hard•$24.95 Knights of the Wehrmacht: Knight’s CrossHold- ers of the Fallschirmjäger Franz Kurowski. Each recipient is presented in a capsule biography including dates of birth, awarding of the various Knight’s Cross grades, and other particulars to rank and career. Each is also shown in WWII-era photographs. Size: 6”x9” • 130 bw photos • 280pp. ISBN: 0-88740-749-8 • hard • $24.95 Knights of the Wehrmacht: Knight’s Cross Holders of the Afrikakorps Franz Kurowski. Each recipient is presented in a capsule biography including date of birth, awarding of the various Knight’s Cross grades, and other particulars to rank and career. Each is also shown in WWII era photographs. Size:6”x9”•150bwphotos•352pp. ISBN:0-7643-0066-0•hard•$24.95 Bayerlein: From Afrikakorps to Panzer Lehr - The Life of Rommel’s Chief-of-Staff Generalleutnant Fritz Bayerlein P.A. Spayd. The first and only comprehensive biography of the life of Generalleutnant Fritz Bayerlein (1899- 1970), Erwin Rommel’s former Chief-of-Staff and commander of the elite Panzer Lehr Division during WWII. Over 340 photos and twenty war maps drawn by Bayerlein, make this book a valuable addition to a military or biographical collection. Size:8.5”x11”•340color/bwphotos•304pp. ISBN:0-7643-1866-7•hard•$59.95 Bayerlein:AfterActionReportsofthePanzer Lehr Division Commander fromD-day to the Ruhr Spayd&Wilkins.GeneralleutnantFritzBayerlein, CommanderofthePanzerLehrDivision,wrotetwenty manuscriptswhile interredasaU.S.Armyprisonerof war,fromApril1945untilhisreleasefromcaptivitytwo yearslater.AllofBayerlein’smanuscriptsarepresented here,compiled intoachronologicalnarrative,fromthe AlliedInvasionofNormandytohissurrenderoftheLIII Armeekorps in the lastdaysofWWII. Size:8.5”x11”•170bwphotos•216pp. ISBN:0-7643-2342-3•hard•$59.95 The Private Afrikakorps Photograph CollectionofRommel’sChief-of-Staff Generalleutnant Fritz Bayerlein Spayd &Dittmar-Bayerlein.TheprivateAfrikakorps photograph collection of Rommel’s second incommand,GeneralleutnantFritzBayerlein. Over200photos,showingpersonalities,battle scenes,behindthefrontlinerestperiods,and non-battlescenerysuchasatourofancient ruinswithRommel. Size:11”x8.5”•200color/bwphotos•176pp. ISBN:0-7643-2065-3•hard•$49.95 Bayerlein: The Denazification Trial of Rommel’s Chief-of-Staff, and Panzer Lehr Division Com- mander Generalleutnant Fritz Bayerlein Spayd & Insanally. This unique book about Bayerlein covers his trial by the Denazification Tribunal conducted in September 1947. Bayerlein’s German trial is extensively documented including details of his testimony regarding his actions as a commander during WWII. Size:6”x9”•200color/bwphotos•224pp. ISBN:978-0-7643-3954-7•hard•$39.99