Hitler's Warrior ─ The Life and Wars of SS Colonel Jochen Peiper

From a leading expert, a definitive biography of the fearsome and controversial German SS tank commander of ?Hitler’s Own” Panzer Division.

Handsome, intelligent, impetuous, and dedicated to the Nazi cause, SS Colonel Jochen Peiper (1915?1976) was one of the most controversial figures of World War II. As Heinrich Himmler’s personal adjutant, Peiper became a legend for his flamboyant and brutal style of warfare; as one of Hitler’s favorites, he was chosen to spearhead the Ardennes Offensive. After the war, Peiper became the central subject in the bitterly disputed Malmedy war crimes trial. Convicted but later released, he died in a fiery gun battle by killers unknown even today.

In a rich narrative supported by years of research, Hitler’s Warrior describes Peiper both on and off the battlefield, with keen insight into the morally inverted world of Hitler’s Third Reich.

Danny S. Parker, an expert on the Ardennes Offensive, has written extensively about the military campaign, including the highly acclaimed Battle of the Bulge and To Win the Winter Sky. The author spent fifteen years interviewing over one hundred eyewitnesses, including over a dozen survivors as well as German soldiers and Belgian citizens who were present at the massacre. Parker has conducted years of extensive research, examining the original sources at the National Archives, the Library of Congress, the Eisenhower Library, the U.S. Army Military History Institute, and the Bundesarchiv in Freiburg, Germany. He is widely regarded as a leading expert on the massacre and the Battle of the Bulge. He lives in Cocoa Beach, Florida