From the Realm of a Dying Sun, Douglas E. Nash, Sr.
From the Realm of a Dying Sun, Douglas E. Nash, Sr.
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From the Realm of a Dying Sun
Volume 2: IV. SS-Panzerkorps from Budapest to Vienna, December 1944-May 1945

Author: Douglas E. Nash, Sr.

Narrator: David de Vries

Unabridged: 26 hr 40 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 12/29/2020

Synopsis

This is the concluding volume of the history of the IV SS-Panzerkorps, a relatively unknown organization that was born in battle during the last year of the war and fought exclusively on the Eastern Front. After their successful defense of Warsaw and the Vistula Front during the fall of 1944, the corps and its two famous Waffen-SS divisions, the Totenkopf and Wiking, as well as several divisions of the German Army, were sent south to reverse the military situation on the Hungarian Front. Follow General Gille and his divisions as they try to relieve Budapest against impossible odds, defend the tactically important town of Stuhlweissenburg, and fight in Germany's last major offensive, Operation Frühlingserwachsen. Learn how this SS tank corps, during the closing days of the war in Europe, fought massive tank battles, conducted grim rear-guard actions, and carried out night assaults against a numerically superior enemy who was determined to crush the Third Reich no matter the cost. After its failure to defend Vienna, the only course remaining for Gille and his men was a long and costly retreat, ending only with capitulation to the US Army and an uncertain future.

About Douglas E. Nash, Sr.

Douglas E. Nash, Sr., is a West Point Class of 1980 graduate and a retired US Army Colonel with thirty-two years of active duty service in places like Kosovo, Iraq, Afghanistan, Germany, Cuba, and Uzbekistan. His many works include Hell's Gate: The Battle of the Cherkassy Pocket January to February 1944 and Victory Was Beyond Their Grasp: with the 272nd Volks-Grenadier Division from the Huertgen Forest to the Heart of the Reich which was nominated for the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for Non-Fiction.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Brian on April 27, 2020

Solid operational history of 4th SS Panzer Corps' combat actions in Poland during Aug.-Nov. 1944... but decidedly NOT for the military history/"Ostfront" neophyte. Experienced readers will find much to value, however, especially the lengthy, detailed front section which lays out exactly how a WWII G......more

Goodreads review by Evan on July 10, 2021

A must read for anyone with an interest in the Eastern front and the campaigns of the Waffen SS. Nash gives us a highly readable account of the three battles of Warsaw, based on wartime sources and research. While most readers will be familiar with the Warsaw Uprising, which took place around the sa......more

Goodreads review by K. M on August 19, 2022

3.5 stars : If you’re a hard-core WWII buff than I think you’ll appreciate the opening chapters more than I did. The author gives a thorough examination of tanks, divisions and leaders for the battles. The “meat” or undertaking of the battles (such as Praga and the Warsaw Uprising) doesn’t start unt......more

Goodreads review by Steve on May 05, 2021

Excellent history of this elite formation , though besmirched by the reputation of its parent organisation this unit fought a desperate fight against superior numbers during the retreat across poland and this work does it justice......more

Goodreads review by richard scott boyd on July 05, 2021

Great read An essential history for any student of the eastern front during World War II . Thoroughly readable and highly recommended......more

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