Army of Evil: A History of the SS

by Adrian Weale

Book Overview

In Nazi Germany, they were called the Schutzstaffeln . The world would know them as the dreaded SS--the most loyal and ruthless enforcers of the Third Reich. It began as a small squad of political thugs. Yet by the end of 1935, the SS had taken control of all police and internal security duties in Germany--ranging from local village "gendarmes" all the way up to the secret political police and the Gestapo. Eventually, its ranks would grow to rival...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0451414756
• ISBN13: 9780451414755
• Release Date: September 2013
• Publisher: Dutton Caliber
• Length: 496 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher