title: Beyond 'Monsters' and 'Clowns'-The Combat SS: De-Mythologizing Five Decades of German Elite Formations
author:  Karl H. Theile 
description: <b>Karl H. Theile</b> is Professor of Political Science at L.A. Trade-Techinal College in Los Angeles, California.
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  # Historical Tales, Vol 5
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ### Charles Morris
  
  
  This page formatted 2005 Munsey's.
  
  
  http://www.munseys.com
  
  HERMANN, THE HERO OF GERMANY.
  
  
  ALBOIN AND ROSAMOND.
  
  
  THE CAREER OF GRIMOALD.
  
  
  WITTEKIND, THE SAXON PATRIOT.
  
  
  THE RAIDS OF THE SEA-ROVERS.
  
  
  THE CAREER OF BISHOP HATTO.
  
  
  THE MISFORTUNES OF DUKE ERNST.
  
  
  THE REIGN OF OTHO II.
  
  
  THE FORTUNES OF HENRY THE FOURTH.
  
  
  ANECDOTES OF MEDIAEVAL GERMANY.
  
  
  FREDERICK BARBAROSSA AND MILAN.
  
  
  THE CRUSADE OF FREDERICK II.
  
  
  THE FALL OF THE GHIBELLINES.
  
  
  THE TRIBUNAL OF THE HOLY VEHM.
  
  
  WILLIAM TELL AND THE SWISS PATRIOTS.
  
  
  THE BLACK DEATH AND THE FLAGELLANTS.
  
  
  THE SWISS AT MORGARTEN
  
  
  A MAD EMPEROR.
  
  
  SEMPACH AND ARNOLD WINKELRIED.
  
  
  ZISKA, THE BLIND WARRIOR.
  
  
  THE SIEGE OF BELGRADE
  
  
  LUTHER AND THE INDULGENCES.
  
  
  SOLYMAN THE MAGNIFICENT AT GUNTZ.
  
  
  THE FORTUNES OF WALLENSTEIN.
  
  
  THE END OF TWO GREAT SOLDIERS.
  
  
  THE SIEGE OF VIENNA.
  
  
  THE YOUTH OF FREDERICK THE GREAT.
  
  
  VOLT