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BL
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1049278
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bc558
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| Language of Document
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English
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| Main Entry
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Trigg, Jonathan.
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| Title & Author
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Hitler's Jihadis : : Muslim Volunteers of the Waffen-SS.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: The History Press,, 2011.
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1 online resource (387 pages)
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| ISBN
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9780752477589
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: 0752477587
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| Contents
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Cover; Title Page; Contents; Maps; Acknowledgements; Notes on the Text; Introduction; I Nazism and Islam; II The War begins; III The German Army's Muslim Legions -- The Soviet Union and The Middle East and North Africa; IV The 1st East Mussulman SS-Regiment -- Himmler's first Muslim SS (Ostmuselmannisches SS-Regiment 1); V Bosnian Muslims -- The History of the 13th SS Mountain Division 'Handschar' (13. Waffen-Gebirgs Division der SS Handschar (kroatische Nr. 1)).
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VI Albanian Muslims -- The History of the 21st SS Mountain Division 'Skanderbeg' (21. Waffen-Gebirgs Division der SS Skanderbeg (albanische Nr. 1))VII The Last Gasp in the Balkans -- The 23rd SS Mountain Division 'Kama' (23. Waffen-Gebirgs Division der SS Kama (kroatische Nr. 2)); VIII Himmler's Muslim Brigades -- The 1st SS Tartar Mountain Brigade and the East Turkic SS Armed Detachments (Waffen-Gebirgs Brigade der SS (Tatar Nr. 1) and the Osttürkischer Waffen-Verbände der SS)); IX 'Free India' -- Indian Muslims in the Waffen-SS; X Peace and Retribution; XI Legacy.
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Appendix A The Waffen-SS High Mountain SchoolAppendix B Waffen-SS Formational Organisation; Appendix C Waffen-SS Ranks; Appendix D Divisional Song of the 13th SS Mountain Division 'Handschar'; Bibliography; Plate Section; Copyright.
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As the West finds itself embroiled in conflict with radical Islam at home and abroad it is fascinating to hear the echoes of militant Islam from the Second World War, and the Nazis' attempt to preach 'Jihad' against the British Empire and Stalin. Hitler's Jihadis tells the story of the tens of thousands of Muslims, from as far away as India who volunteered to wear the SS double lightning flashes and serve alongside their erstwhile conquerors. Jonathan Trigg gives an insight into the pre-war politics that inspired these Islamic volunteers, who for the most part did not survive. Those who did s.
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940.541343
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D810.M8 T75 2008
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