In 1942, SS Assault Regiment Wotan was training and recuperating after its gruelling struggle in Russia and they were glad to out of the fray for a bit. But it would not be for long, for what none of those men knew was that already they had been singled out for a new mission.

It was January 1940. The Western Front was still paralysed, but, at the Adolf Hitler Kaserne, a new battalion of SS troops were being put through the most gruelling training programme in the history of the German army. SS Assault Regiment Wotan were preparing for a mission so secret that it was known only by its codename, Zero.

In this gripping adventure SS Assault Battalion Wotan, the toughest troops in Europe, are sent on an apparently impossible mission against the elite of the Soviet Army in a vital bid to prepare the way for Operation Barbarossa. Once again we meet the ruthless Major Geier, known as the 'Vulture', whose sexual practices are a constant threat to his consuming ambition; here too is Captain von Dodenburg, the elegant aristocrat; and Sergeant Schulze, the wisecracking Hamburger who has smelt out the rottenness of National Socialism and views the war with unconcealed cynicism. Under the author's skilful pen their world comes vividly to life and the reader can feel the horror, and indeed the excitement, which was the lot of Assault Battalion Wotan on the road to Rostov.

Decorated by Hitler, stripped by Himmler, seduced by a nymphomaniac Countess, and relentlessly pursued by SS headhunters, Otto bluffs his way from bedroom to battlefield and back."Flashman for the Second World War" - Benjamin LindleyIt's the eve of World War II. With a mix of luck, charm and downright dangerous adventuring, Otto wangles his way out of the draft and into the Abwehr, Germany's MI5. Here Otto thinks he's safe from the war that's unfolding all around him, but a bungled assassination attempt will send him racing towards the Belgian border once again... only this time, it's turned into the front line.Republished for the first time since their initial release, Otto Stahl's comic Adventures are now available as ebooks. Leo Kessler is the pseudonym of prolific WW2 author and historian Charles Whiting. Whiting uses his deep knowledge of the Second World War as the basis of the Kessler novels. Over three million Whiting books have been sold worldwide. If you've enjoyed Sven...

The war-weary veterans of SS Wotan have never had it worse. Left to die in sub-zero temperatures on the Russian Front, encircled by murderous Soviet forces, they face the superior firepower of Josef Stalin's tanks and the merciless Cossack sabres. It seems that Wotan's grim day of reckoning has dawned at last. But defeat is a dirty word to the hardest fighting unit in Europe. Soon the snow is streaked withe crimson as Schulze, Matz and the rest of the unit determine to go down fighting ... ‘Cauldron of Blood' is a spectacular and gripping wartime adventure story. It is perfect for fans of Chris Ryan, Andy McNab, Sven Hassel and Matt Lynn. Praise for Leo Kessler: "A classic wartime adventure from a master of the genre." - Tom Kasey, best-selling author of 'Trade Off'. "A plot worthy of Alistair MacLean, written with the flair of James Patterson. A storming read for fans of World War II action." - Jack Hayes, author of Overtime. Leo Kessler was a prolific author of World War Two adventure stories, who based his stories on his active service during the war in France, Belgium and Germany. Endeavour Press is the UK's leading independent publisher of digital books.

Desert combat for von Dodenburg in The Sand Panthers. SS Wotan embarks on a daring and dangerous mission during the Battle for El Alamein.SS Wotan has been sent to join the Desert Rats, their apparent objective to wrest control of Alexandria away from the Allies. But Rommel doesn't want them! Instead, a thousand kilometres of desert lies before them, a blazing, barren, limitless hell. The only creatures an enemy lying in wait for them, silent and unseen.This is the final book in Leo Kessler's major World War 2 fiction series, The Dogs of War. It can also be enjoyed on its own as a one-off read. Leo Kessler is the pseudonym for the late writer Charles Whiting. Over three million of his books have been sold worldwide.

Assault Regiment Wotan, the elite band of men whom Kuno von Dodenburg had led so often to victory, had been mercilessly cut down in the forests of the Ardennes. Only Sergeant-Major Schulze remained to lead the battered, war weary survivors of Hitler's famed SS through the secret pass over the snow-locked Vertes Mountains, in the Fuhrer's desperate plan to save Budapest from the Soviet armies. Every single one of them knew that it was the plan of a madman, and every man knew that whatever the cost it had to succeed.

The Armed SS battles the British Army: desert warfare in Iraq and Syria. The year is 1941, and Adolf Hitler has a grand plan to link up with the Imperial Japanese Army in the Middle East. To do it, he needs a crack troop of the German Army's finest soldiers: SS Assault Regiment Wotan, led by the dastardly Geier and 1st Company CO von Dodenburg. Iraq is the battleground, and ousting the entrenched British Army at RAF Habbaniyah is the objective, but can Wotan even get there without disaster striking?This book is part of the SS Wotan Series of novels, written by the prolific author Leo Kessler. It can be read on its own as a stand-alone WW2 fiction novel, or as part of the larger series spanning the entire Second World War. Leo Kessler is pseudonym for writer and historian Charles Whiting. If you've read Eric Meyer or Sven Hassel, you're bound to enjoy these books.

They had taken the most impregnable fortress in Europe, faced Stalin's cadets on the Russian front and returned with only a handful of survivors. They were Hitler's elite, dedicated, relentless - men for whom death held no fear. Their next mission was a lightning blow at Kursk in the very heart of Soviet Russia.

The Fuhrer's orders were clear - conquer Mount Elbrus, highest peak in the Caucasus mountains. But there were problems: Elbrus was behind the Russian lines; the route to the mountain was blocked by hostile Cossack tribesmen; and the fanatical Red Ravens, Stalin's elite corps of women commandos, were dedicated to protect the mountain's secrets. Above all, the mountain itself, aloof and undefiled, was protected by bitter cold, savage winds, thin air, treacherous traverses - it was a killer. Only one unit in the German Army could hope to fulfil the Fuhrer's demand - one unit with the necessary combination of bawdy, reckless courage and elan, of superb leadership and matchless skills: Stormtroop Edelweiss...

Snatched off a beach by British Commandos, getting blind drunk in a reet Yorkshire pub, incarcerated with a troop of panty-wearing lady boys, and appearing on the front of every German newspaper. These are the continuing adventures of one good-for-nothing rogue, Otto Stahl esquire."Flashman for the Second World War" - Benjamin LindleyOtto avoids SS pursuers with the help of the Count and a spot of "honest work". Until, that is, the Secret Intelligence Service spoils their early retirement. Will he escape the oddest prisoner of war camp in Britain? Will he reunite with the Count for a second daring mission? Will he learn of a shocking secret that implicates the very top of British government? One thing's for certain: his dashing good looks will save the day.Republished for the first time since their initial release, Otto Stahl's comic Adventures are now available as ebooks, and this is the second installment. Leo Kessler is the pseudonym of prolific WW2 author and historian Charles...