In an overview historical study, equipped with unique photographs, Tim Ripley characterizes the most distinguished formations in military operations and their foreign legions, and especially the 1st SS Panzer Division "Leibstandart Adolf Hitler," Erich Rommel's 7th Panzer Division, Kurt Student's 7th Airborne Division, Admiral Denitz's submarine fleet, Otto Skorzeny's special forces, Viking's 5th Army, and Langemark's 27th Volunteer Infantry Division.