- What it was like to fight Hitler's ideological troops in Normandy starting on D-Day, June 6, 1944 - Regarded as Nazi Germany's elite military force, the Waffen SS had a reputation for ferocity on the battlefield and mercilessness to prisoners - Assesses the combat performance of American, British, and Canadian units against the Waffen SS - Included are accounts of well-known SS soldiers like Michael Wittmann and formations such as the 1st SS Panzer...