{"product_id":"das-reich-the-march-of-the-2nd-ss-panzer-division-through-france-june-1944-zenith-military-classics-9780760344910","title":"Das Reich: The March of the 2nd SS Panzer Division Through France  June 1944 (Zenith Military Classics)","description":"\u003cp\u003eWorld-renowned British historian Sir Max Hastings recounts one of the most horrific months of World War II. June 1944  the month of the D-Day landings carried out by Allied forces in Normandy  France. Germanys 2nd SS Panzer Division  one of Adolf Hitlers most elite armor units  had recently been pulled from the Eastern Front and relocated to France in order to regroup  recruit more troops  and restock equipment. With Allied forces suddenly on European ground  the divisionDas Reich was called up to counter the invasion. Its march northward to the shores of Normandy  15 000 men strong  would become infamous as a tale of unparalleled brutality in World War II. Das Reich is Sir Max Hastingss narrative of the atrocities committed by the 2nd SS Panzer Division during June of 1944: first  the execution of 99 French civilians in the village of Tulle on June 9; and second  the massacre of 642 more in the village of Oradour-sur-Glane on June 10. Throughout the book  Hastings expertly shifts perspective between French resistance fighters  the British Secret Service (who helped coordinate the French resistance from afar and on the ground)  and the German soldiers themselves. With its rare  unbiased approach to the ruthlessness of World War II  Das Reich explores the fragile moral fabric of wartime mentality.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45650472337461,"sku":"ByrdShop_0760344914","price":66.09,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780760344910.jpg?v=1781797271","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/das-reich-the-march-of-the-2nd-ss-panzer-division-through-france-june-1944-zenith-military-classics-9780760344910","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}