TY  - BOOK
AU  - READY J Lee
TI  - The forgotten axis: Germany's partners and foreign volunteers in World War II
SN  - 089950275X (hbk.)
PY  - 1987///
CY  - Jefferson, N.C.
PB  - Mc Farland & Co Inc.
KW  - SECOND WORLD WAR
KW  - GERMAN SOLDIERS
KW  - THIRD REICH
KW  - ARYAN
KW  - FOREIGNERS
KW  - AXIS POWERS
N2  - Throughout the second world war, more than 3 million foreigners served in Nazi Germany's armed services, comprising 18 percent of the entire German force. These non-German soldiers included 1.5 million Austrians, 350,000 Sudetenlanders, and approximately 200,000 Poles, as well as Czechs, Slovaks, Norwegians, Danes, Belgians, Romanians, Finns, Bulgarians and other nationalities. Whether converts, conscripts or reluctant volunteers, these foreigners served throughout the armed forces and participated in all major operations. This volume offers the first in-depth exploration of the motives and experiences of these non-German German soldiers, providing a new perspective on the military history of the Axis powers
ER  -