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Das Reich: The March of the 2nd Panzer Divisio: The March of the 2nd Panzer Division Through France, 1944 (Paperback)

by Max Hastings Sir (Author)
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  • Paperback: 288 pages
  • Publisher: Pan (10 Nov 2000)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0330483897
  • ISBN-13: 978-0330483896
  • Product Dimensions: 19.2 x 13 x 2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 216,774 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Within days of the D-Day landings, the 'Das Reich' 2nd SS Panzer Division marched north through France to reinforce the front-line defenders of Hitler's Fortress Europe. Veterans of the bloddiest fighting of the Russian Front, 15,000 men with tanks and artillery, they were hounded for every mile of their march by saboteurs of the Resistance and agents of the Allied Special Forces. Along their route they took reprisals so savage they will live forever in the chronicles of the most appalling atrocities of war.

'My literary VC goes without doubt to Max Hastings for his Das Reich... the story of a march that left behind a trail of blood and death, torture and heroism....the slaughter and burning to death of 642 men, women and children of Oradour-sur-Glane...the hanging of 99 civilians from the lamp-posts of Tulle as a reprisal for Maquis action' Sunday Telegraph

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4.0 out of 5 stars The Journey of a Dying Breed, 5 Dec 2000
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Das Reich chronicles the journey of the infamous 2nd SS panzer division (Das Reich) on it's journey through France to help bolster the defences against the allied landings in Normandy in June 1944. Their route North ran with the blood of many brave French men and women who attempted to delay them, most notably Violet Zsabo whose life was immortalised in "Carve Her Name With Pride". Many a roadside memorial in the Dordogne and Loire to this day bear testament to the indiscriminate murders that took place. On 10th June 1944 the "Der Fuhrer" regiment of the 2nd SS panzer division reached Oradour-sur-Glane in the Limousin. The massacre of 642 men women and children will go down in history as one of the most evil and barbaric acts that man has ever inflicted on human kind. The ruins of the village remain today as it was left on that fatal day in June 1944 and stands as monument to the memory of all who died there.

In his book Max Hastings has brought to life a part of recent French history with his flowing narrative style. He has brought to light many unsung heroes of the French Resistance who deserve their story to be told. For me personally he has awoken a new understanding of my surroundings and a desire to learn more of its history. Anyone who may drive along the leafy lanes of the Dordogne or Limousin after reading this book will know what I mean.

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Exceptional., 17 Jan 2006
A great account of a Chapter in WW2. Max has researched this period at the end of the war with his usual professionalism and has written a great account of the the history of the 2nd Panzer Division's last days and the Resistance's efforts to impede their advance.
A great read as usual from Mr Hastings.
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5.0 out of 5 stars history from an individual perspective, 15 April 2009
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A gruesome history made personal by the testimonies of the people who took part in this tragic episode of world war 2 . Both sides of the conflict are covered and it is left to the reader to decide on the rights and the wrongs .
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