The invaders are coming¿the Posleen, a seemingly unstoppable horde who
have conquered one star system after another, literally feeding on their
conquests. Earth¿s dubious allies, the Darhel, have given the humans a
number of highly-advanced technological devices, including a process for
rejuvenating the aged, including trained and proven soldiers who
otherwise would be too old to fight. Rejuvenation may give a critical
edge, since to survive, the Earth must use every resource at hand.
Every resource . . .
In the dark days after the initial Posleen attack, but before the
primary invasion, the Chancellor of Germany faces a critical decision.
Over the years, with military cutbacks, the store of experienced German
military personnel had simply dwindled. After the destruction of
Northern Virginia, he realized that it was necessary to tap the one
group he had sworn never, ever, to recall: the few remaining survivors
of the Waffen SS. Has he made a devil¿s bargain, or is this a chance for
the reviled SS at last to fight the good fight? And, perhaps, gain
redemption. . . ?
Watch On the Rhine, a new chapter in the New York Times best-selling
Posleen War saga, is perhaps the most unbiased, and brutal, look at the
inner workings of the Waffen SS in history. Meticulously researched, it
explores all that was good, and evil, about the most infamous military
force in history using the backdrop of the Posleen invasion as a canvas.
