Books by Ian Baxter

The Wiking SS Division was one of the most ruthless fighting formations of WW2. This is the fifth in the author's Waffen SS Division Images of War series.

Graphic images, many never seen before, of the last days of Hitler's Third Reich.

A fully illustrated account of the Soviet offensive in the Baltics and the desperate German attempts to hold back the Red Army.

The Panther tank was the backbone of Hitler's armoured forces.

Graphic images, many never seen before, of Heavy Tank battalions in action.

The latest in the ever popular Images of War Series, this time describing the bitter fighting and extreme conditions of the Eastern Front.

From the beginning in 1935, this book describes the different elements that went into the Panzer-Divisions. It is a visual account with 270 black-and-white photographs. It covers the main theatres of war (Poland, France, North Africa, Eastern Front and Normandy to Germany). It is complemented with captions.

Operation Höss or Aktion Höss was the codename for the mass deportation of Hungarian Jews and their murder in the gas chambers of Birkenau extermination camp.

Reinhard Heydrich along with Heinrich Himmler, whose deputy he was, will always be regarded as one of the most ruthless of the Nazi elite. Even Hitler described him as 'a man with an iron heart'.He established his fearsome reputation in the 1930s, as head of the Sicherheitsdienst (SD), the intelligence organization which neutralized opposition to the Nazi Party by murder and deportation. He organized Kristalnacht and played a leading role in the Holocaust, chairing the 1942 Wannsee Conference which formalized plans for the 'Final Solution'. In addition, as head of the Einsatzgruppen murder squads in Eastern Europe he was responsible for countless murders.Appointed Deputy Reich-Protector of Bohemia and Moravia, he died of wounds inflicted by British trained SOE operatives in Prague in May 1942. The reprisals that followed his assassination were extreme by even the terrible standards of Nazi ruthlessness.Heydrich's shocking and leading role in the Nazi regime is graphically portrayed in this Images of War book.

The wartime career of this cruel and capable man is captured brilliantly with contemporary fully captioned images in this Images of War series work.

Graphic, contemporary images show the bitter fighting in harsh terrain and winter conditions.

Describes how the ambitious Allied airborne Landing at Arnhem was thwarted by the presence of two elite Waffen-SS divisions. Covers the fierce action as the lightly armed Paras were worn down. Superb contemporary images of action and equipment. Compiled by leading IOW author.

Reveals the shocking scale of atrocity in Nazi-occupied Eastern Europe and Russia.

The Warsaw Uprisings remain legendary examples of gallant resistance against the odds. The contemporary photographs are superb and of important provenance (from a collection intended for Himmler).

Little known and largely unrecorded contribution of the three occupied Baltic States to the Nazis' war effort.

Panzergrenadiers were Hitler's elite armoured infantry.Written and compiled by leading Images of War series author, this book details their fighting record and equipment.

Harrowing images illustrate the inhuman treatment and conditions prevailing.

Describes in classic Images of War fashion, the shocking story of the Jewish ghettos in Nazi-Poland.

An illustrated account of the battle of Bagration, 1944.

An insight into the inner workings of Hitler's secret headquarters

Graphic images, many never seen before, of the defeat and annihilation of the German 6th Army. The Battle of Stalingrad remains iconic.

A detailed and fully illustrated account of the largest tank battle of World War II, the battle of Kursk on the Eastern Front.

The SS-Polizei Division became one of the most effective and ruthless fighting formations of WW2.

A fine collection of rare contemporary and modern day images, many never before published of the Auschwitz Birkenau complex.

The Das Reich Division was one of the most effective and ruthless fighting formations of WW2.