A couple of weeks ago I was visiting my local bookshop and saw a copy of an Osprey publication I had not seen before. It was GERMAN SPECIAL FORCES OF WORLD WAR II by Gordon Williamson and Mike Chappell (Elite Series No.177 [ISBN 978 1 84603 920 1]).
This book was published in 2009, and I am surprised that I had not seen a copy before ... or perhaps I did, and just did not notice it.
The first part of the book has sections about the special forces raised and operated by the Heer and Waffen-SS, but I felt that they were rather dominated by the exploits of Otto Skorzeny. However, I particularly enjoyed the sections that dealt with the Kriegsmarine and Luftwaffe special forces, and would have enjoyed reading more about their exploits.
The first part of the book has sections about the special forces raised and operated by the Heer and Waffen-SS, but I felt that they were rather dominated by the exploits of Otto Skorzeny. However, I particularly enjoyed the sections that dealt with the Kriegsmarine and Luftwaffe special forces, and would have enjoyed reading more about their exploits.
Sounds interesting?
ReplyDeleteRay Rousell,
ReplyDeleteI must admit that I thought that some parts were better than others. In particular, the colour images were well up to Mike Chappell's usual standard.
All the best,
Bob