The cover features the emblem of the predominantly Bosnian Muslim13th SS “Handschar” division which fought for the Nazis in former Yugoslovia. The title Handschar denotes a local scimitar, or sword carried by Turkish Muslim forces during the half millennium that the region, having been conquered by jihad wars, was incorporated into the Ottoman Empire. The collar patch of the Handschar fighters was worn on the right collar in place of the SS Sig runes worn by Germanic SS divisions
