Book description
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...
