The third Reich at war - Edited by Michael Veranov

The most awesome fighting machine the world had ever known

In one compelling volume, here is the full story of the Third Reich at war, from the rise of the Nazi military machine in the 1930s, through the years of the Second World War on land, air and sea to the final reckoning in a shattered Berlin in 1945.

• Detailed accounts, with maps, of the key land battles and campaigns of the Second World War, including the Russian front, North Africa, the bitter fighting in the Mediterranean, the Allied invasion of Europe in 1944 and the final drive to Berlin.

• The history of the Luftwaffe, its men and machines, including ‘wonder weapons’ such as the V2, and of the war at sea, especially the German Navy’s devastatingly effective U-boat fleet.

• Fascinating portraits of the Third Reich’s generals and military leaders.

• Special coverage of weapons, fighting tactics and the deployment of elite and specialist troops.

• The daily life of the ordinary German soldier, sailor and airman, with many eye-witness accounts.

• The SS as a distinct fighting entity and its links to the Nazi political machine.