The German Mountain Army Soldier of World War II

by Wade Krawczyk and Bart Jansen

The Mountain Troops of the German Army in World War II were an elite of a special kind. Unlike the Panzer units, they did not field the mot modern equipment of their day. Unlike the Waffen-SS, they were not hand-picked for their Nazi loyalty. If anything, the respect attracted by their special cap and their Edelweiss insignia was earned by rather old-fashioned military virtues - by sheer physical prowess, in uniquely testing conditions. The Gebirgsjager...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1847970974
• ISBN13: 9781847970978
• Release Date: January 2010
• Publisher: Crowood Press (UK)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.6" x 11.9"