{"product_id":"9781780969732","title":"Knight's Cross, Oak-Leaves and Swords Recipients 1941-45","description":"On 21 June 1941, as the Wehrmachtstormed forward across the frontiers of the Soviet Union, Hitler instituted a new higher grade of the Knight's Cross decoration for gallantry and leadership: the silver clasp of the Oak-Leaves with Swords. It would be awarded to only 159 men of the approximately 15 million who served in the German armed forces during World War II. This third in a sequence of four titles describes and illustrates a selection of the recipients: from much-wounded front line infantry officers, to Hitler's 'brother-in-law'; from a sergeant pilot fighter ace, to the commanding general of the greatest tank force ever gathered on the Russian Front.","brand":"Bloomsbury USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47300757553392,"sku":"9781780969732","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781780969732_p0.jpg?v=1763715120","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781780969732","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}