BLOOD AND HONOR: The History of the 12th SS Panzer Division "Hitler Youth" 1943-1945

Barely 18 years of age when they underwent their baptism of fire among the verdant fields and hedgerows of Normandy in June 1944, the "Hitler Youth" Division was annihilated in the process. The author's account of its history is based largely on primary sources, including extensive archival holdings, published memoirs, and other materials. Well illus.