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In the dark days after the events in the book Gust Front, but before the primary invasion, the Chancellor of Germany faces a critical decision. Over the years, with military cutbacks, the store of experienced military personnel had simply dwindled. After the destruction of Northern Virginia, he realized that it was necessary to tap the one group he had sworn never, ever, to recall: the few remaining survivors of the Waffen SS. Watch On the Rhine is perhaps the most unbiased, and brutal, look show more at the inner workings of the Waffen SS in history. Meticulously researched, it explores all that was good, and evil, about the most infamous military force in history using the backdrop of the Posleen invasion as a canvas.At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management).
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Taking place at about the same time as the first 3 books in this series, this takes place across the Atlantic in Germany, primarily. A slightly different style than the previous books, quite probably attributable to Tom Kratman's influence, it is still an entertaining read. Not the best of the series so far, and it took me a bit to get into it, quite possibly due to having a whole new set of characters to get familiarized with. It also throws in a bit more of humanity's backlash at the Darhel in the epilogue.
Good, but did it really need to be SS
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John Ringo was born on March 22, 1963. After graduating high school, he joined the U.S. Army and rose to the rank of Specialist Four as a member of the 82nd Airborne Division. He is a science fiction and military fiction author. His works include the Posleen War series, the Council War series, and the Troy Rising series. (Bowker Author Biography)
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- Canonical title
- Watch on the Rhine
- Original title
- Watch on the Rhine
- Original publication date
- 2005-08
- Dedication
- For Anna Glinberg and Mania Halef . . .
and all the others whose names and faces
we will never know. - First words
- Prologue:
The soldier wore black.
Story:
Snow flecked the cheeks and eyebrows, falling softly to cover a scene of horror with a clean white blanket. - Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Story:
As the first Posleen ship appeared in his sight, Hans began to recite, "Hear, O Israel . . . the Lord is God . . . the Lord is One . . ."
(Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Epilogue:
Far, far away, many parsecs in fact, the ghost of Michael Wittmann, and many another, too, smiled in his bier.
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