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A study of Germany's fleet of light cruisers between 1939 and 1945. There were only six vessels in the fleet: the Emden, Leipzig, Koln, Konigsberg, Karlsruhe and Nurnberg. This text describes their design, development and varied operational history throughout the course of World War II.

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Drawing upon eyewitness battlefield reports, this study assesses the technical performance and combat record of these redoubtable and influential German machine guns, and their strengths and limitations in a variety of battlefield roles.

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A history of the early medieval German Armies from the fragmentation of Charlemagne's Frankish Empire to the rise of the German, or Holy Roman Empire. This text looks in detail at the period of the Saxon wars and the Crusades including the rise of the Teutonic Knights.

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Germany was very slow to develop armored vehicles compared to Britain and France. Efforts to catch-up proved difficult, and as a result, the majority of German panzer units actually used captured British tanks, the Beutepanzer. This book traces the development of German panzers of World War One, including the A7V and its unfinished stablemates.

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This volume charts the recruitment, training, service conditions and combat experiences of a typical World War II German sailor. It focuses on the main branches of the Navy, as well as the last ditch effort units thrown into action as Infantry in the final days of the war.

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The security units of the Third Reich were many and diverse, yet often an oversimplified view is projected of these organizations. This title provides a detailed and informed picture of the variety of operations and duties, as well as the motivation and behaviour of the men involved.

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A study of the troops that made up Germany's elite special forces of World War II. It also includes details of lesser-known units such as the Brandenburgers, who operated behind enemy lines in captured uniforms, and the Kleinkampfverbande who were the forerunners of modern-day naval combat troops like the US Navy SEALs.

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Describes the uniforms, weaponry, military practices and daily life of the Stormtroopers of World War I, Imperial Germany's elite shock troops and originators of modern infantry tactics. The book is illustrated with contemporary images, detailed diagrams and colour plates.

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Written by West German political scientists, this collection of essays shows the processes which led to the unification of Germany in 1990. It analyses the sequence of events from the opening of the Berlin Wall to the incorporation of East Germany in the Federal Republic. It also includes discussions of economic unification.

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Designed to change the course of the war, the V weapons required ambitious plans to defend their expensive and complicated launch sites. This work describes the configuration and planned deployment of heavy missile sites, as well as the unique Allied tactics developed to counter this threat, including a remote-control version of the B-17 bomber.

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The nine essays cover topics from anthropology and decision making in the German colonies to slave labor in German Togo, the superstructure of the colonial state in German Melanesia, and the position of the indigenous populations in German Africa.

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'What is a German's fatherland' This has arguably been the central question of modern German history. Germany explains the diverse ways in which national identity has been constructed over more than three centuries.

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'What is a German's fatherland' This has arguably been the central question of modern German history. Germany explains the diverse ways in which national identity has been constructed over more than three centuries.

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David Welch fully examines German society - politics, propaganda, public opinion and total war - in the Great War.

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How can we understand what caused World War I What role did Germany play This book encourages us to re-think the events that led to global conflict in 1914.

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How can we understand what caused World War I What role did Germany play This book encourages us to re-think the events that led to global conflict in 1914.