Table of Contents

Introduction: Origins and Evolution of the SS The Allgemeine-SS and the Nazi Police State The Waffen-SS Soldier Days of Victory Turning Fortunes Diversification and Destruction Conclusion Bibliography and Glossary Index

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About the Author

Chris McNab is an author and editor specializing in military history and military technology. To date he has published more than 40 books, including A History of the World in 100 Weapons (2011), Deadly Force (2009) and Tools of Violence (2008). He is the contributing editor of Hitler's Armies: A History of the German War Machine 1939–45 (2011) and Armies of the Napoleonic Wars (2009). Chris has also written extensively for major encyclopedia series, magazines and newspapers, and he lives in South Wales, UK.