{"product_id":"the-waffen-ss-in-poland-1939-9781636244655","title":"The Waffen-SS in Poland, 1939","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Modelers cannot help but have a lot of inspiration for their models, vignettes, and dioramas from this book. The period photographs provide great details for early WWII German Heer units, the nascent Waffen-SS and the Polish army.\" - IPMS\/USA\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDuring the Polish campaign, SS combat units were seconded to various formations of the Heer. Still considered more parade troops than frontline soldiers, they did not prove a decisive factor in the fighting, but the campaign was important for their transformation into real fighting units. They were criticized for their losses, and the officers were blamed, being considered poorly and inadequately trained. The SS officers in turn accused Heer commanders for sacrificing SS troops in suicidal missions. Himmler became convinced that if his units were used autonomously they could have better demonstrated their full potential, leading him to push for the SS to be considered a separate fighting force.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFully illustrated, this Casemate Illustrated describes the actions of the SS units that fought on the front line in Poland, primarily the Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler, the SS-Verfügungstruppen and the SS-Heimwehr-Danzig.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAfiero, Massimiliano:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Massimiliano Afiero was born in Afragola, Italy, in 1964. An information technology teacher and programmer, he has been interested in military history since his youth. He has published widely and has been involved in the editing and development of several magazines including Volontari, SGM, Ritterkreuz and The European Volunteer, and the Fronti di Guerra series. Since January 2017, he has been Editor-in-Chief of the quarterly magazine The Axis Forces.","brand":"Casemate","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51589700845842,"sku":"9781636244655","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_84b06dd5-a74d-4185-a0a3-37949c3cc2b4.jpg?v=1756802169","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-waffen-ss-in-poland-1939-9781636244655","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}