Artikelname: Luftwaffe vs. RAF :Flying Clothing of the Air War, 1939-45 Vol 1
Artikelbeschreibung: For the first time, an up-close and serious examination of the various patterns of flight jackets, suits, headgear and gloves worn by the courageous pilots and aircrews of these two great adversaries during World War II by one of the most knowledgeable authors on the subject. This book includes a look at some of the more bizarre and experimental outfits as well as the standard flying kit for different climates and regions, with a special section on electrically-heated clothing. Also examined is the parallel development of flying clothing in the Luftwaffe and the Royal Air Force, and the surprising influence each country had upon the other. More than 500 photographs, over 400 in full color, identify full flying kit and clearly illustrate how it was worn. An invaluable reference source for collectors, re-enactors, artists, modellers, and historians, or anyone with an eye for vintage fashions, this latest book by Mick Prodger, author of Vintage Flying Helmets, is the first in a two volume set on the subject. The companion volume, Luftwaffe vs. RAF: Flying Equipment of the Air War 1939-45 ( features in-depth studies of life preservers, parachutes and other personal equipment, including escape and survival items of the Luftwaffe and RAF.

Artikelname: Personal Groupings, Award Documents, and Ephemera of Rommel's Afrikakorps
Artikelbeschreibung: For German military document collectors this volume has a treasure trove of rare Afrikakorps related award documents, propaganda leaflets, Soldbuchs, Wehrpass and Remembrance/Death cards. Among the many rare documents you will see both Allied and German/Italian propaganda leaflets, Afrikakorps field newspapers, and two field-made newsletters associated with the Sonderverband 288 unit. We have also assembled several complete Afrikakorps veteran groupings and every known document variant of the AFRIKA cuffband and Italian-German Medal.

Artikelname: A Collectors Guide to the Luftwaffe
Artikelbeschreibung: This latest addition to lan Allan Publishing's 'Collector's Guide' series provides detailed information on the wide range of equipment, uniforms, medals and awards specifically associated with the Luftwaffe during World War 2. In A Collector's Guide to the Luftwaffe the author Chris Ailsby, a noted expert on and collector of German World War 2 awards, provides colour photographs of the awards as a reference to buyers as well as a detailed description of the militaria being discussed and an indication of their rarity value.This book will be an essential guide for all those interested in the subject. It provides the collector with detailed and objective advice, and should be essential reading for any active collector of Third Reich militaria as well as those interested in the Luftwaffe from its inception in 1935 to its demise in 1945. A Collector's Guide to the Luftwaffe deals with the full range of Luftwaffe awards from decorations and medals and speciality badges, to rank insignia, cuff titles, and non-portable awards, accompanied by illustrations of the majority of awards, some extremely rare. The early pre-history of the Luftwaffe in the 1920s and 1930s is also covered, with examples shown of awards made in this period.

Artikelname: Afrikakorps: Army; Luftwaffe; Kriegsmarine; Waffen-SS
Artikelbeschreibung: The ultimate visual guide for collectors of World War II German tropical uniforms! Using actual items from top Afrikakorps collections - tunics, headgear, insignia, documents, field gear - as well as many World War II era photographs, this book covers it all in beautiful colour. From mint issue items, to rare sun-bleached tunics and caps, the wide variety of tropical uniforms used by the Army, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine and Waffen-SS are illustrated in superb large format photography, including up-close detail.

Artikelname: Army Panzer Uniforms in Colour Photographs
Artikelbeschreibung: The uniforms of the German tank troops - Panzertruppe - were probably the most dramatic of any worn by World War 11 combat units. As these Panzer Divisions spearheaded Germany's victorious advances in the early years of the war, so the appearance of the black-clad tank crews became one of the enduring images of the new Blitzkrieg warfare. Today, 60 years after they were last worn in action, accurate references for the dress, insignia and personal equipment of these armoured vehicle crews are particularly sought-after by modellers and collectors. Surviving examples of these uniforms are rare, and command high prices when they come to the market. In this book the experienced Australian collector, photographer and writer WADE KRAWCZYK presents clear, close-up colour photographs of a remarkable range of varying patterns of original Panzer headgear, uniforms and insignia, with detailed explanatory text. The collection is completed by examples of Panzer-related documents, war-time portraits and other ephemera.

Artikelname: Aviation Awards of Imperial Germany in World War I and the Men Who Earned Them: Aviation Awards of Eight German States and the T
Artikelbeschreibung: The last of Neal O?Connor?s series covering the air awards and pilots of Imperial Germany. The eight German states appear first in alphabetical order: thus we find the Duchy of Brunswick leading off the discussion; the Grand Duchy of Hesse; the Principality of Hohenzollern; the Principalities of Lippe and Schaumburg-Lippe; the Grand Duchies of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and Mecklenburg-Strelitz; and the Principality of Waldeck; and finally, the three Free Hanse Cities of Bremen, Hamburg and Lübeck. Among the forty-three biographies included in this volume are: Oblt. Ernst Freiherr von Althaus, Lt. Erwin Böhme, Oblt. Maximilian von Cossel, Lt. Ludwig Fritz Dornheim, Lt. Emil Flörke, Offz.-Stv. Ludwig Friedewald, Rittm. Hans-Achim von Grone, Major Wilhelm Haehnelt, Lt. Franz von Kerssenbrock, Lt. Günther Ludeke, Lt. Friedrich Niederhöfer, Lt. Otto Parschau, Rittm. Manfred Freiherr von Richthofen, Lt. Karl-Emil Schäfer, Lt. Carl-August von Schoenebeck, Lt. Günther Schroth, Lt. Otto-Martin Graf von Schwerin, Offz.-Stv. Gottlieb Vothknecht, Lt. Friedrich-Wilhelm Wichard, and Oblt. Heinz-Hellmuth von Wühlisch.

Artikelname: Battle Honours of the British Empire and Commonwealth Land Forces 1662-1991
Artikelbeschreibung: A complete record of the officially named battle honours of the British and Commonwealth Land Forces from the Defence of Tangier 1662-80 to the first Gulf Campaign 1991.

Topics covered: · Each battle honour listed in order of its being awarded. · Complete list of the units awarded each battle honour. · Explanatory notes on authorized amendments to each award

Artikelname: British Army Uniforms in Colour: As Illustrated by John McNeill, Ernest Ibbetson, Edgar A. Holloway and Harry Payne 1908-1919
Artikelbeschreibung: Gale and Polden's postcards of British uniforms are now widely collected but little is known about the artists and few of their original paintings have survived. Now over 130 of these rare works by artists such as Harry Payne, Edgar A. Holloway, John McNeill, and Ernest Ibbetson are reproduced here for the first time in full colour with background information as to how the pictures were created. This book is a useful reference for postcard collectors, miniature modelers, as well as collectors and scholars of early twentieth century British uniforms.

Artikelname: British Battledress, 1937-61
Artikelbeschreibung: In the 1930s the War Office grew increasingly aware of the need for a new and more rational combat dress, and by 1937 the design for what would become known as 'battledress' was complete. Though the change in uniform was initially disappointing to the British soldiers, the new battledress served its purpose well, clothing the servicemen for more than 25 years with reasonable warmth and convenience. Complete with a wealth of photographs, diagrams and colour plates, this book offers a history of British battledress up to 1961, detailing its evolution in design, materials, sizes and applied insignia.

Artikelname: British Cavalry Equipments 1800–1941
Artikelbeschreibung: This revised edition of Mike Chappell's original Men-at-Arms 138 represents nearly 20 years' new research. It covers the saddlery, horse furniture, and personal equipment of the British horsed cavalryman from the early stages of the Napoleonic Wars until the final disappearance of the mounted arm during World War II. Such details are essential for an understanding of how cavalry fought in the 19th and early 20th centuries, since the design of equipment was intimately connected with cavalry tactics in any particular period. Students of campaign history, and particularly modellers, will find here a mass of specific information, illustrated with photographs, diagrams, drawings and full colour plates.

Artikelname: British Military Rifles
Artikelbeschreibung:

This book outlines the development of the rifle and chronicles its use in the British Army over the past two hundred years. It takes the story of the British rifle from its earliest days in the American Revolutionary War, through its ‘coming of age’ in the Napoleonic War and, via the technological changes of the Victorian era, through to the present ‘individual weapon’, the SA80, used by British forces on service around the world.

Artikelname: British Orders and Decorations
Artikelbeschreibung: This book introduces the insignia worn by members of British Orders of Knighthood and Chivalry. These Orders have existed since the early Middle Ages and were initially intended to unite important noblemen in bonds of loyalty to their monarch or to act as impressive rewards for their services. Over the course of time, appointments to Orders were made to distinguished persons for services rendered to the sovereign or to the state and they have survived into modern times as another means of rewarding people of all classes and occupations for their contribution at international, national or local levels. The insignia worn by the various ranks within the Orders are often of the highest quality and exquisite workmanship and, like campaign medals and decorations, have become a popular field for collecting and research.

Artikelname: British Web Equipment
Artikelbeschreibung: The outbreak of World War 1 in 1914 found the British Army - like those of the other combatant nations - unready in many respects for a new age of warfare. However, the British led the world in the personal equipment worn by the infantryman: the belts, pouches and packs that enabled the 'Tommy' to carry on the battlefield his ammunition, rations, and other necessities such as a water bottle and entrenching tooL This was due to the inventiveness of an American officer named Anson Mills, and the skills and energy of the company created to produce his designs, including the 1908 equipment set, made in woven cotton web. In the years that followed, the breakneck pace of military innovation rapidly increased the soldier's burdens and left the designers off his 'webbing' struggling to catch up. By the outbreak of World War 11 the British infantry had new 1937 pattern equipment, whose design reflected a new generation of weapons and tactics. This in its turn proved unequal to the special demands of war in the jungles of the Far East, so 1944 saw yet another set of kit, again designed on the latest scientific principles. In this book the author/ photographer offers for collectors and students of militaria - for the first time, and in full colour - a detailed review of these infantry equipments, which spanned the British soldier's combat experience throughout the first half of the 20th century and beyond.

Artikelname: Camouflage Uniforms of European and NATO Armies 1945 to the Present
Artikelbeschreibung: This full-colour book covers nearly all of the NATO, and other European armies' camouflaged uniforms, and not only shows and explains the many patterns, but also their efficacy of design. Described and illustrated are the variety of materials tested in over forty different armies, and includes the history of obsolete trial tests from 1945 to the present time. More than two hundred patterns have been manufactured since World War II using various landscapes and seasonal colors for their look. The Vietnam and Gulf Wars, African or South American events, as well as recent Yugoslavian independence wars have been used as experimental terrains to test a variety of patterns. This book provides a superb reference for the historian, reenactor, designer, and modeler.

Artikelname: Camouflage Uniforms of the German Wehrmacht: Manufacturers, Zeltbahnen, Headgear, Fallschirmjager Smocks, Army Smocks, Padded Un
Artikelbeschreibung: An indispensable guide for historians, collectors and military modelers, this book finally resolves the confusion surrounding many of the many World War II Wehrmacht (both Army and Luftwaffe) patterns and garments and establishes a complete and concise system of identification and terminology. A comparative section with post-war fabrications is added as a tool for authentication. More than ten different camouflage patterns are covered, including the super rare carbon overprint and Leibermuster. Authentic zeltbahns, helmet covers, caps, smocks, winter clothing, anti-gas outfits, body aprons, tents and more are shown in over 580 full colour, and contemporary black and white photographs (most published here for the first time).

Artikelname: Camouflage Uniforms of the Waffen SS: A Photographic Reference
Artikelbeschreibung: Finally a book that unveils the shroud of mystery surrounding Waffen-SS camouflage clothing. Illustrated here, both in full colour and in contemporary black and white photographs, this unparalleled look at Waffen-SS combat troops and their camouflage clothing will benefit both the historian and collector.

Artikelname: Collector's Guide to Cloth Third Reich Military Headgear
Artikelbeschreibung: This book is jam-packed with practical knowledge on German cloth military headgear. Useful information to help novice collectors learn how to avoid costly mistakes - cap construction basics and materials, descriptions of each cap model and comparisons with altered originals, modified post-war caps, and reproductions - all neatly divided into individual sections for easy reference. Also included is a series of convenient quick check lists that identify common modification danger points for each cap type. For the advanced collector, the book offers historical background about the German cap making industry with the first-ever comprehensive listing of German cap makers, maker mark illustrations, and many individual histories, including never published information on the history and sad fate of the famous cap maker Robert Lubstein/EREL. Over 220 color and black and white contemporary and period photographs bring The Pocket Guide to Third Reich Military Headgear to life.

Artikelname: Collector's Guide to Third Reich Militaria
Artikelbeschreibung: Robin Lumsden's books are all a must for all collectors of German WW2 militaria. This book greatly helps the collector to be able to tell the real stuff from all that fake manufactured junk around at the moment. The book goes into great detail about the way german militia were made, with manufacturer codes, material and appearance. Covering all the major areas of Third Reich militaria interest, this book is an excellent introduction to this complex subject. This new edition has been revised to take account of the latest prices and availability.

Artikelname: Counterfeiting the Holocaust:A Historical and Archival Examination of Holocaust Artifacts
Artikelbeschreibung: The collecting of Holocaust artifacts can often result in an emotional and historical dilemma. Survivors and some militaria collectors regard these items as "stained" with the blood of Holocaust victims, and therefore should not be bought and sold. However, to honor the memory of those who perished and to keep a proper historical record, these items must be preserved. While a small contingent of collectors deal in Holocaust artifacts, the vast majority of Holocaust-oriented artifacts are purchased by individuals who intend to donate these items to museums. This book is a reference and resource guide to help determine the authenticity of these artifacts, and provides a detailed look at various Holocaust-related artifacts in a manner that follows the experiences of the survivors and victims. As an example; the Germans identified some individuals with outward markings, forced them to register, pressed them into forced labor, ghettoized, and eventually deported them to concentration camps or labor facilities, and due to the different times that these activities took place in conquered and occupied countries, they are distinguished here by the action rather than by a general timeline (for example, Jews in occupied Poland were forced to wear "Jewish badges" in 1939, while this did not occur in Germany until 1941). The Holocaust is a difficult period of history to examine, and although some of the photographs contained in this book are horrific in nature, this book in no way trivializes the magnitude of the Holocaust by discussing the collection and identification of Holocaust-related artifacts. The issue at hand is the callous disregard by those who profit from the Holocaust by manufacturing and selling counterfeit and fake items. Alec Tulkoff has been a collector of World War II militaria for the past twenty-five years. Over the past seven years he has taken an interest in Holocaust history and artifacts. During the past two years, while working at the SHOAH Visual History Foundation as a cataloguer, he compiled the information and materials contained in this book. As a cataloguer in the Foundation, he had the opportunity to hear hundreds of first hand Holocaust survivor testimonies. Tulkoff has worked hard in combating the vast amount of Holocaust artifact fraud that has spread in the collecting community and has posted a website dealing with this fraud and also publishes a quarterly newsletter on this topic.

Artikelname: Craft & Conflict: Masonic Trench Art and Military Memorabilia
Artikelbeschreibung: Recent years have witnessed a growing interest in the field of military collecting both from museums and private collectors. The general public, also, often has items of trench art and other military memorabilia, especially from the First and Second World Wars, still in family possession.This book aims to show the diversity of trench art objects and other items associated with the history of Freemasons in the armed forces and in situations of conflict.

Artikelname: G.I. Collector's Guide
Artikelbeschreibung: Everything that was issued to the GI in Europe in 1943-45 is to be found in this book. Each chapter follows the spirit of the original QMC catalog, but here, every single item is photographed in colour(with every single label inside the garments and pieces of equipment shown in insert). Not only this book is an absolute must for the collector. It is also, for the general readership interested in military History, a perfect demonstration of what a big, industrialized country is able to provide his boys (and girls!) when the need has come.

Artikelname: German Belt Buckles 1845-1945
Artikelbeschreibung: The German belt buckle has long fascinated collectors. Now this full colour volume will help collectors to identify their buckles and avoid purchasing reproductions. They will also find how to date and identify manufacturer's marks. Only genuine buckles have been used for illustration, together with all their blemishes - except where noted. Obverse and reverse are shown so that collectors can make direct comparison. All buckles are shown with prices in U.S. Dollars and Sterling. The prices indicate both the high and low end of the market and have been diligently researched. For the first time information on the early RZM marks is brought to collectors and many details of buckle construction are presented with comparisons between genuine buckles and reproductions. Latest reproductions are covered in detail. Period photos and illustrations have been used where possible to show buckles in actual use. Some 800 illustrations and photos are used throughout the book. New drawings of maker's marks have been prepared and include many not previously documented.

Artikelname: German Camouflaged Helmets of the Second World War VOL 1
Artikelbeschreibung: This two volume set (companions to the author's previous books on World War II German helmets) is packed with nearly 1000 full-color photographs of more than 180 helmets and covers, all shown at full page size and many in detail. The helmets shown are some of the most wonderful and exotic camouflage helmets to be seen in private and public collections. The various sections are divided into: Wire, Covers, Netting, Straps, Interiors and Miscellaneous with each section having its own period photograph reference section - most never before published. The author brings to the reader and collector, for the first time, a clear, detailed look at the many and varied styles of camouflage the World War II German soldier applied to what was his most personal piece of equipment.

PLEASE NOTE THIS IS ONLY VOL 1 OF A TWO VOLUME SET. I ALSO STOCK VOL 2

Artikelname: German Camouflaged Helmets of the Second World War VOL 2
Artikelbeschreibung: This two volume set (companions to the author's previous books on World War II German helmets) is packed with nearly 1000 full-color photographs of more than 180 helmets and covers, all shown at full page size and many in detail. The helmets shown are some of the most wonderful and exotic camouflage helmets to be seen in private and public collections. The various sections are divided into: Wire, Covers, Netting, Straps, Interiors and Miscellaneous with each section having its own period photograph reference section - most never before published. The author brings to the reader and collector, for the first time, a clear, detailed look at the many and varied styles of camouflage the World War II German soldier applied to what was his most personal piece of equipment.

THIS IS ONLY VOL 2 OF A TWO VOLUME SET.I ALSO STOCL VOLUME 1

Artikelname: German Combat Equipments 1939–45
Artikelbeschreibung: The field equipment of the German Army in World War II was closely related to that used throughout World War I and earlier, yet it was of relatively light weight, ruggedly constructed, well designed, functional, and generally of a high quality, though this deteriorated in the later war years. A high degree of design standardisation was maintained in most categories of equipment, though materials and their colours often varied widely. There were also many different specialisations for the various arms of service as well as theatres of combat, such as the Afrikakorps in the Western Desert. This title investigates all manner of German combat equipments throughout World War II, from belt buckles to magazine pouches.

Artikelname: German Daggers of World War 2 VOL4
Artikelbeschreibung: This four volume set by Thomas M. Johnson, a leading collector and authoritative researcher, has been compiled to serve as a useful and authoritative reference on the daggers of Nazi Germany, and has been designed to aid not only the beginning collector, but also the seasoned advanced collector and specialist. These volumes are the result of many years of arduous research conducted on both sides of the Atlantic, and are a scholarly study that is more than a perfunctory annotation and illustration of the known basic patterns. Also, the series is a study of a culture and the crafts that actually produced the blades, as well as being a manual in the art of collecting them. The embracing scope is both educational and recreational ? and it adds a whole new dimension to this popular collecting subject as a whole. Within these books one will see coverage of the historical background; the manufacturing techniques; constructional information; the actual basic patterns; variations and rarities; the art of collecting, and a whole host of other salient facts of absorbing interest.

THIS IS VOLUME FOUR IN THE FOUR VOLUME SET:Volume 4: Recently Surfaced Rare and Unusual Dress Daggers ? Hermann Göring Bejeweled Dress Daggers ? Reproductions ? Solingen Update

Artikelname: German Daggers of World War 2:Volume 2
Artikelbeschreibung: This four volume set by Thomas M. Johnson, a leading collector and authoritative researcher, has been compiled to serve as a useful and authoritative reference on the daggers of Nazi Germany, and has been designed to aid not only the beginning collector, but also the seasoned advanced collector and specialist. These volumes are the result of many years of arduous research conducted on both sides of the Atlantic, and are a scholarly study that is more than a perfunctory annotation and illustration of the known basic patterns. Also, the series is a study of a culture and the crafts that actually produced the blades, as well as being a manual in the art of collecting them. The embracing scope is both educational and recreational ? and it adds a whole new dimension to this popular collecting subject as a whole. Within these books one will see coverage of the historical background; the manufacturing techniques; constructional information; the actual basic patterns; variations and rarities; the art of collecting, and a whole host of other salient facts of absorbing interest.

THIS IS VOLUME TWO IN THE FOUR VOLUME SET.Volume 2: SA ? Feldherrnhalle ? SS ? NSKK ? NPEA ? RAD ? Hitlerjugend

Artikelname: German Daggers of World War 2;VOL3
Artikelbeschreibung: This four volume set by Thomas M. Johnson, a leading collector and authoritative researcher, has been compiled to serve as a useful and authoritative reference on the daggers of Nazi Germany, and has been designed to aid not only the beginning collector, but also the seasoned advanced collector and specialist. These volumes are the result of many years of arduous research conducted on both sides of the Atlantic, and are a scholarly study that is more than a perfunctory annotation and illustration of the known basic patterns. Also, the series is a study of a culture and the crafts that actually produced the blades, as well as being a manual in the art of collecting them. The embracing scope is both educational and recreational ? and it adds a whole new dimension to this popular collecting subject as a whole. Within these books one will see coverage of the historical background; the manufacturing techniques; constructional information; the actual basic patterns; variations and rarities; the art of collecting, and a whole host of other salient facts of absorbing interest.

THIS IS VOLUME THREE IN THE FOUR VOLUME SET:Volume 3: DLV/NSFK ? Diplomats ? Red Cross ? Police and Fire ? RLB ? TENO ? Customs ? Reichsbahn ? Postal ? Hunting and Forestry

Artikelname: German Daggers of World War II:Volume 1 - Army, Luftwaffe & Kriegsmarine
Artikelbeschreibung: This four volume set by Thomas M. Johnson, a leading collector and authoritative researcher, has been compiled to serve as a useful and authoritative reference on the daggers of Nazi Germany, and has been designed to aid not only the beginning collector, but also the seasoned advanced collector and specialist. These volumes are the result of many years of arduous research conducted on both sides of the Atlantic, and are a scholarly study that is more than a perfunctory annotation and illustration of the known basic patterns. Also, the series is a study of a culture and the crafts that actually produced the blades, as well as being a manual in the art of collecting them. The embracing scope is both educational and recreational ? and it adds a whole new dimension to this popular collecting subject as a whole. Within these books one will see coverage of the historical background; the manufacturing techniques; constructional information; the actual basic patterns; variations and rarities; the art of collecting, and a whole host of other salient facts of absorbing interest.

THIS IS VOLUME ONE IN THE FOUR VOLUME SET.Volume 1 - Army ? Luftwaffe ? Kriegsmarine Daggers

Artikelname: German Military Ribbon Bars: 1914-1957
Artikelbeschreibung: German Military Ribbon Bars fills an obvious gap in reference works on German awards and medals. Drawing on many resources from around the world, his own collection, and with many unpublished photographs from 1914-1970, author Mark Hayden examines German ribbon bars from World War I, the Inter-War years, World War II and finally those worn by veterans in the reconstituted Bundeswehr of 1957. The wide variety of construction, styles, and combinations are discussed in detail, along with information on values, availability, and reproductions. This book is sure to be a welcome addition to the libraries of militaria collectors and students of military history alike.

Artikelname: German Paratroops: Uniforms, Insignia and Equipment of the Fallschirmjager in World War II
Artikelbeschreibung: The uniforms and equipment of the elite German Fallschirmjger is the subject of this detailed, illustrated study. Authentic items - smocks, dress tunics, boots, insignia, helmets, visor caps, gloves, knee pads and more - are shown in superb color photos, in both multiple full-view, and detail shots. Unpublished World War II era photos show uniforms and equipment being worn on a variety of war fronts. Also included is a short chapter covering other Axis airborne including Italian and Japanese gear.

Artikelname: German Soldiers of World War Two
Artikelbeschreibung: Every soldier is shown full page, front and back, with numerous detail views on headdress, equipment, etc. The chronological order is retained, while the widest selection of sihouettes of 3rd Reich armed forces membres is featured, from the most famous uniforms to the lesser known ones.

Artikelname: German WW2 Medals & Political Awards: The Satellite States
Artikelbeschreibung: There were few regimes in the history of mankind more prone to the manufacture of medals and awards than Hitler's Germany. Apart from the various grades of medal awarded for combat, there were also numerous awards made for length of party membership, for the number of children produced, for the fire and police services, and so on. Whilst there was, in many parts of Europe, considerable resistance both during and after the German invasions, there were many organisations - such as the Rexists in Belgium - which were pro Nazi and found themselves assimilated within the Nazi structure. For the ensuing satellite states formed during Nazi occupation, it was inevitable that new medals and political awards would be created.In his second book for lan Allan Publishing, noted collector and expert on Third Reich militaria, Chris Ailsby, examines in depth the great variety of the medals and political awards developed for these satellite states. Providing a history of each medal and award, as well as illustrations showing both front and reverse, the book is a detailed'account of these medals and awards. Where appropriate, information is also given on the most well-known recipients of the major awards, thus helping to make the book an essential work of reference for all collectors of Third Reich militaria.

Artikelname: Head Dress of Imperial Germany: 1880-1916
Artikelbeschreibung: This book is a compilation of helmets collected over the past thirty years, and is intended as an illustrated reference source on the elaborate head dress of the Imperial German Army from 1880-1916. Displaying many rare helmets in full colour, large format photographs, the book covers most branches within the army and is organized in alphabetic order beginning with the artillery units, moving through the various cavalry (hussars, dragoons, currasiers) and infantry units, and ending with uhlans - a superb cross section of all the different head dress types. Head dress of the large states like Prussia, Bavaria, Wrttemburg, and Saxony are well represented, and in addition, smaller states like Hesse, Lubeck, Hamburg and the Saxon duchies can also be found. Other sections are devoted to the helmets of the generals and their staffs, with another showing six examples of the different ranks and models of the rare Garde du Korps helmets. This book is a beautiful, highly detailed source for collectors.

Artikelname: Head Dress of the British Cavalry: Dragoon Guards, Household and Yeomanry Cavalry 1842-1934
Artikelbeschreibung: Here for the first time ever, is a book dedicated to the head-dress worn by the British Heavy Cavalry, both regular, and volunteer of the period 1842 to the present day. It is lavishly illustrated with both colour and black and white photographs of helmets, most of which have never previously been published, together with contemporary black and white photographs of officers in full dress uniform. Each pattern of helmet is fully described, including the type of materials and metal used, the number of component parts, and method of construction for both the officers, and the other ranks pattern of helmet. The head-dress includes the three Household Cavalry regiments from the c. 1842, the seven regiments of Dragoon Guards, and three of Dragoons from 1847, and some twenty-seven regiments of yeomanry from c. 1848 to 1914. Additionally there is a brief description of the pattern of helmet worn by many of these regiments prior to 1842/47, a 'thumbnail' description of the full dress uniform worn, together with the address of the Regimental Headquarters of each yeomanry regiment as at 1914. This book is an essential source of reference for both the established, and new collectors of heavy cavalry head-dress of both the regular cavalry and the yeomanry regiments, and to the student of cavalry full dress uniforms of the period c. 1850 to 1914.

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Artikelname: Helmets of the First World War: Germany, Britain and Their Allies
Artikelbeschreibung: Superb colour photographs, including multiple full-views and detail shots, depict over 150 helmets of Germany, Britain, France, United States, Austria, Turkey, and others from World War I. Previously unpublished World War I photographs show the helmets as they were worn.

Artikelname: Imperial German Field Uniforms and Equipment 1907-1918 VOL 1 ONLY
Artikelbeschreibung: This two volume set provides the reader with an insight into the wide range of uniforms, weapons and field equipment used by the Imperial German Army during the First World War. The devastating and dramatic character of the war required many innovations in military clothing and equipment. New uniforms and adequate protection was a must and steel helmets appeared on the battlefield, replacing the outdated spiked helmets. Even medieval looking items, like steel breastplates and trench clubs, were produced, giving the soldiers a fearful appearance. The threat of poison gas caused the immediate development of gas masks. It was also the time of the tank, observation balloons, mine warfare, the Zeppelin, airplanes, flame throwers, deadly machine guns, and other war machinery that saw service, sometimes for the first time. Using over 1,000 colour and period photographs from private collections and museums, the author succeeds in showing a broad range of artifacts, together with full and to the point descriptions. This series is aimed towards the novice or advanced German World War I collector and enthusiast, military history student, modeller, researcher and re enactor.

This book is only vol 1 of a two volume set and covers;Field Equipment, Optical Instruments, Body Armor, Mine and Chemical Warfare, Communications Equipment, Weapons, Cloth Headgear.

Artikelname: Imperial German Field Uniforms and Equipment 1907-1918 Vol 2 Only
Artikelbeschreibung: This two volume set provides the reader with an insight into the wide range of uniforms, weapons and field equipment used by the Imperial German Army during the First World War. The devastating and dramatic character of the war required many innovations in military clothing and equipment. New uniforms and adequate protection was a must, and steel helmets appeared on the battlefield, replacing the outdated spiked helmets. Even medieval-looking items, like steel breastplates and trench clubs, were produced, giving the soldiers a fearful appearance. The threat of poison gas caused the immediate development of gas masks. It was also the time of the tank, observation balloons, mine warfare, the Zeppelin, airplanes, flame throwers, deadly machine guns, and other war machinery that saw service, sometimes for the first time. Using over 1,000 color and period photographs from private collections and museums, the author succeeds in showing a broad range of artifacts, together with full and to the point descriptions. This series is aimed towards the novice or advanced German World War I collector and enthusiast, military history student, modeller, researcher and re-enactor. This is only Vol 2 of a two volume set and covers;Infantry and Cavalry Helmets: Pickelhaube, Shako, Tschapka, Steel Helmets, etc.; Infantry and Cavalry Uniforms: M1907/10, M1908, Simplified 1915, Friedensrock 1915, Feldbluse 1915; Insignia, Imperial Marine

Artikelname: Imperial German Military Officers' Helmets and Headdress
Artikelbeschreibung: This long-awaited work is a detailed reference on the officer's headdress of the Imperial German army from 1871-1918. Described and shown in full color are helmets from the following subjects: generals, infantry, cavalry, artillery, technical troops, communication troops, train, semi-military forces, medical and veterinary services, intendance and supply, the beamte, marine infantry and the colonial forces. Informative and detailed descriptions trace the changing models and patterns, as well as the "nuts and bolts" of assembly. Also discussed are the Imperial German Army's organization, service, and recruiting of the period from all of the Kingdoms, Grand Dukedoms and Princedoms, as well as the Hanseatic Free States. This book is an important source on Imperial headdress for collectors, dealers, historians, auctioneers and restorers.

Artikelname: In the Service of the Kaiser
Artikelbeschreibung: Military artists tend to paint the two extremes of the soldiers life; at one end the subject is rendered in his parade best uniform, pressed and spotlessly clean, and at the other extreme locked in heroic combat defeating his enemy. Friedrich Ludwig Scharf took the middle road, painting the troops as they looked going about their daily duties. Scharf, on one hand an artist, had also been a career Jger enlisted man, rising to the rank of Offizierstellvertrater in 1918. He spent most of his wartime service on the Eastern front where he observed and fought with the Cavalry regiments, as well as the Reserve and Landsturm troops assigned to that front. In his paintings the uniform historian and military modeler will find accurate and sometimes amusing representations of what Scharf actually saw. The ill-equipped Landsturmers with outdated uniforms, the Cavalry still mounted dashing about the Russian front, Flamethrower troops, ski troops and even a Franciscan monk in military service were captured in his watercolors and linoleum block hand-colored prints. This book is a must for the serious student of the uniforms of the German forces from 1910-1939, portrayed in the unique style of Friedrich Ludwig Scharf, 1884-1965.

Artikelname: Kaiser's Army in Colour: Uniforms of the Imperial German Army as Illustrated by Carl Becker
Artikelbeschreibung: During the period 1890-1910 the German Army of Kaiser Wilhelm II was ablaze in color, particularly the Garde and Cavalry regiments. In this superb new volume the author brings to the student of uniforms, as well as the art and military historian, the true glory of this brief, but most colorful time. Carl Becker was a skillful and talented artist of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, whose treatment of German uniforms, the military pomp and ceremony, as well as the work-a-day activities of the Kaiser's army, are both realistically and artistically among the very best. The 104 never before published uniform plates are a treasure trove of color, action, and rarity which have only been viewed by a select few before this publication. The additional illustrations from books and the postcard art reproduced here well display the scope and depth of Becker's work. Technically correct, and artistically rendered on the subject of Kaiser Wilhelm II's flamboyant army of 1890-1910, this book will be a welcome addition to the library of the collector, the student of military costume, modelers and the appreciator of well executed military art.

Artikelname: Militaria: Study of German Helmets and Uniforms, 1729-1918
Artikelbeschreibung: Superb history by a renowned expert in the field of German militaria. This classic volume is now available in English and covers all aspects of the pre-1918 German uniform. Over 500 photos, many in colour, show uniforms of the Infantry, Dragoons, Guards, Hussars, Light Cavalry and Cadets. Also, a special section in color on the personal uniforms of Kaiser Wilhelm II.

Artikelname: Military Sweetheart Jewellery Vol 1
Artikelbeschreibung: This is a collectors guide to the wide range of jewellery known as "Military Sweetheart jewellery" mainly popular during the reign of Queen Victoria and the early Edwardian era but also continued in later years.

This volume in the series covers:
Victorian Hollow Silver
Later Hollow Silver
Gilt and Enamel Horseshoes
Tortoiseshell
Translucent Enamel
White-faced Enamel
Cavalry
Rifles and Swords
Mother-of-Pearl and Brass
Pendants, Bars and Lockets
Wings
Naval
Colonial and Allied Forces
Royal Marines
Allied Flags
Battlefields and Towns
Mottoes
Modern

Artikelname: Military Sweetheart Jewellery Vol 3
Artikelbeschreibung: This is a collectors guide to the wide range of jewellery known as "Military Sweetheart jewellery" mainly popular during the reign of Queen Victoria and the early Edwardian era but also continued in later years.

This volume in the series covers:
Blue Enamelled Curved Brass Shields
Tin Button Badges
Royal Scots Greys
Hat Pins
Coin Brooches
Gold Brooches
Gurkhas
Military Buttons
Artists' Rifles
Mizpahs
Bracelets
Black Watch
Royal Army Medical Corps
Perspex
French 75mm Cannon
Gold-Faced Brooches
Royal Corps of Signals
Corps
London Regiment
Makers' Marks

Artikelname: Napoleon's Imperial Guard
Artikelbeschreibung: The ever-fascinating Napoleonic period is well represented in the hobby of historical "reenactment"; and groups of knowledgeable enthusiasts in many European countries have been formed to recreate the uniforms and equipment, and to practice the drill and tactics, of these colourful armies. Perhaps the most legendary of all the Emperor's troops were the regiments of his Imperial Guard picked veterans of his greatest victories, and the cream of the later conscripts. Enjoying elite status and many privileges, they provided Napoleon's bodyguards and his ultimate battlefield reserve: and when the Guard was finally driven back on the evening ofWaterloo, the world knew that the Empire was finished.In this dazzling selection of nearly 200 new colour photos the best re-enactment groups in Europe recreate the splendid uniforms of these immortal troops: Foot Grenadiers and Chasseurs, Fusilier-Grenadiers, Polish and Dutch Lancers, Mounted Chasseurs and Grenadiers, and Foot Artillery. Completing the series established by "Napoleon's Line Cavalry" and "Napoleon's Line Infantry & Artillery", Stephen Maughan offers superb reference for modellers, war-gamers, collectors and illustrators, and a visual feast for all military history enthusiasts.

Artikelname: Oriental Armour
Artikelbeschreibung: Detailed, scholarly survey of defensive armour used in the Middle East and Asia?from the scale armour of ancient Egypt to Japanese "modern" armour of the 19th century. Over 300 line illustrations (largely the author's own work) and over 100 photos depict armour of Persia, Turkey, India, China, Ceylon, the Philippines, Korea, Tibet, and other regions. A splendid overview of the decorative qualities and crucial defensive features in a book that brings together much previously inaccessible material.

Artikelname: Postal Propaganda of the Third Reich
Artikelbeschreibung: Nearly sixty years after the end of World War II the Third Reich continues to fascinate both authors and readers. Nazi propaganda, in particular, has been the topic of countless books, as have the personalities involved in the German propaganda machine. Yet, despite all of the efforts in this regard, one aspect of that propaganda study has remained largely unexamined. It is the regime's use of postal materials as a tool for expressing its propaganda message. In this new, profusely illustrated book, Albert L. Moore offers readers an overview of the images and messages that filled the mailboxes of Hitler's subjects and victims. As official documents of Nazi Germany, the stamps, postcards, and even postmarks used during the time provide the reader with an explicit picture of the types of propaganda messages every German was expected to see and act upon on a daily basis. Moore's groundbreaking work helps us to better understand this powerful, yet heretofore unrecognized, weapon in Hitler's propaganda arsenal. This is not merely a book for those interested in stamps or postcards as collectibles, it is a book for those who desire to better understand what it was like to live inside the Third Reich

Artikelname: Queen Victoria's Army in Colour: The British Military Paintings of Orlando Norie
Artikelbeschreibung: Orlando Norie is considered to have been one of the foremost illustrators of the British army in the 19th century, with thousands of watercolors to his credit in public and private collections. His pictures are highly sought after and command high prices. Yet his life remained a mystery that is only now being uncovered. Many of these wonderful pictures are revealed here for the first time. The Anne S.K. Brown Military Collection in Brown University Library, Providence, Rhode Island, USA, possesses one of the largest, if not the largest public collection of original military watercolors by Orlando Norie. The pictures in the Brown military collection range from single figure uniform studies or composites, to genre and battle scenes and at least one named portrait. These are published as a group for the first time along with Michel Tomasek's masterful account of Norie's life, including comments on the artist's British pictures by Peter Harrington.

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Artikelname: SS Helmets: The History, Use and Decoration of the Helmets of the Black Corps
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Artikelname: The Ackermann Military Prints: Uniforms of the British and Indian Armies, 1840-1855
Artikelbeschreibung: For many years the magnificent colour prints published by the firm of Rudolf Ackermann during the 19th century have been in the possession of lucky collectors. However, with the passing of many years these frail works of art have become damaged, or have perished, so that many are not available to those who wish to find and appreciate the work and care which went into these productions. Although there were no European wars for the British troops during the years covered in this volume, there were still campaign opportunities throughout the widely spread Empire: the South African conflicts, the First Afghan War, the Scinde Campaign followed by the Sikh Wars, Punjabi Campaign, and the Crimean War. This book presents a period in British military uniform history which has not been well covered before, and allows an appreciation of these rare prints in beautiful colour.

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Artikelname: The Allgemeine SS: A Collectors Guide
Artikelbeschreibung: This authoritative account of the history of the SS will be invaluable to anyone interested in collecting militaria. Robin Lumsden takes us through each of the uniforms worn by the various divisions and explains the significance of all the symbols and accessories from the obscure Totenkopfring der SS to the more familiar yet equally abhorrent flags and banners. By revealing the source of such accountrements as The Death's Head Ring the author unveils the roots of Nazi ideology, in this case pagan German mythology. This book goes on to take a closer look at the symbolism which inspired the SS battle hymn SS Wir Alle which includes the line - We all stand ready for battle, inspired by runes and death's head- "The 'rune' ", Lumsden tells us "derives from the Old Norse 'run' meaning 'secret script' ". The Hakenkreuz or swastika was originally a runic symbol it was the Germanic sign of Donner (or Thor),the god of adventures, being the main badge of the Nazi party it obviously, featured on SS uniforms and remains the symbol most closely associated with Nazis. Although obviously written for a particular market this book could appeal to anyone who is interested in the history of World War 2.

Artikelname: The Cavalry Regiments of Frederick the Great, 1756-63
Artikelbeschreibung: A large format, color volume on Frederick's cavalry regiments. All currasier, dragoon and hussar regiments are illustrated with two color pages for each regiment, and informative text including the history of each formation to their dissolution.

Artikelname: The German Army 1933-1945
Artikelbeschreibung: The German Army, which fought in World War 2 from Finland in the north to the Sahara in the south, from France in the west to Russia in the east, was one of the most potent military forces the world has ever seen. During the war many millions of men served with 'Das Heer', men who had to be provided with uniforms and equipment. As a result, there is a great variety of such militaria for the enthusiast to collect - a variety which can often confuse the unwary and the ill-informed.In A Collector's Guide to the History and Uniforms of Das Heer: The German Army 1933-45 Chris Ellis provides a detailed handbook to the German army of the period, its history, its organisation, its uniforms and its equipment.

Artikelname: The Infantry Regiments of Frederick the Great, 1756-63
Artikelbeschreibung: The most famous field and garrison regiments of Frederick's army documented in a splendid large volume. Impressive colour illustrations and informative text. Regimental chronicles, lists of regimental commanders etc.

I also stock the companion Volume:The Cavalry Regiments of Frederick the Great 1756-1763.

Artikelname: The United States Marine Corps 1937-1945:Uniforms, Equipment, Insignia
Artikelbeschreibung: The Marine Corps has always boasted a special status among the American Armed Forces, as well as distinctive uniforms and emblems. This new book presents the large variety of dress uniforms for officers and enlisted men, as well as combat uniforms and specific items of camouflaged battledress. Hundreds of items of clothing, equipment and insignia of the famous "leathernecks" are illustrated in full page reconstruction photographs. The book also features period photographs from official American archives. This is the latest volume in the familiar best-selling H&C format, featuring full colour reconstruction photographs of uniforms and equipment being modelled.

Artikelname: The Waffen SS: A Collectors Guide
Artikelbeschreibung: An invaluable reference offering guidance to collectors on the subject of Waffen SS uniforms and other insignia with a superb selection of wartime photographs showing genuine and original uniforms. A nice addition to the book is the section dealing with fake Waffen SS uniforms and insignia.

Artikelname: The Waffen-SS Vol 1
Artikelbeschreibung: Despite being disdained by the German Army’s professional officer corps, the military branch of the Nazi SS security organisation grew from an initial strength of only a handful of battalions at the outbreak of war in 1939 to hundreds of thousands of troops in dozens of divisions. The battlefield reputation of the premier armoured and mechanised divisions would become second to none; lavishly equipped and regarded as utterly reliable, they were thrown into many desperate battles on both Western and Eastern fronts, often achieving remarkable results. Illustrated with rare photographs, this first of four Men-at-Arms titles details the organisation, uniforms and insignia of the Waffen-SS

Artikelname: The Waffen-SS Vol 2
Artikelbeschreibung: The military branch of the Nazi SS security organisation grew by the end of World War II from a handful of poorly regarded infantry battalions in 1939, into a force of more than 30 divisions including units of every type. Their battlefield reputation varied widely, from the premier armoured divisions which formed Germany's utterly reliable spearheads on both main fronts, to low quality 'anti-partisan' units. The divisions covered in this second of four titles include the first mountain and cavalry units, and two of the remarkable new Panzer divisions raised in the great 1943 expansion. Illustrated with rare photographs from private collections, the text details their organisation, uniforms and insignia, and summarises their battle record.

Artikelname: The Waffen-SS Vol 3
Artikelbeschreibung: The Waffen-SS grew from a handful of obscure infantry battalions in 1939, to a force of more than 30 divisions by the end of World War II, including units of every type and every level of battlefield value. The mid-war divisions covered in this third title represent that range, from some of the most effective German and Western European volunteer formations – e.g. the 12. SS-Pz Div 'Hitlerjugend', and the Scandinavians and Dutchmen of the 11. 'Nordland' and 23. 'Nederland' divisions – to the Bosnian Muslims of the anti-partisan 13. 'Handschar' Division. Illustrated with rare photographs from private collections and meticulous colour artwork, the text details their organization, uniforms and insignia, and summarizes their battle records

Artikelname: The Waffen-SS Vol 4
Artikelbeschreibung: In 1944–45 the Waffen-SS formed many nominal 'divisions' from a motley range of sources, whose battlefield value was as varied as their backgrounds. The best were built around existing Western European volunteer regiments; some, raised from Central Europeans and Russians, were strong in numbers but weak in morale; some were of negligible size, scraped together from remnants and trainees; and some were sinister 'anti-partisan' gangs, assembled from the military dregs of the Eastern Front. Illustrated with rare photographs from private collections and meticulous colour artwork, this final title in our sequence details their organisation, uniforms and insignia, and summarises their battle records.

Artikelname: Third Reich Belt Buckles: An Illustrated Handbook
Artikelbeschreibung: If you collect any type of World War II militaria you will sooner or later come across a Nazi buckle. If you are fascinated by the artwork and the quality of construction or you want to know what it is worth, you need this book for your militaria library. This book will help you in many ways: tells you the approximate value of the buckle in today's militaria market; what organization it was used by; when and who made it; detailed photographs help you determine whether the buckle is an original or a reproduction; unlike other belt buckle books measurements are provide in inches rather than in decimals; provides research sources for more detailed study. Prices of Nazi belt buckles have risen dramatically over the past five years due to a limited supply of original buckles. This book opens the door to a fascinating militaria collectible with a most remarkable history.

Artikelname: Third Reich Militaria: Detecting the Fakes
Artikelbeschreibung: Just as the collecting of Third Reich militaria started even before the end of the war in Europe in May 1945, so the unscrupulous dealers and forgers were starting to manufacture and create fake items of militaria. This guide provides a fully illustrated and detailed analysis of the most popular types of Third Reich militaria and provides readers with essential information to be able to seperate genuine from fake items.

Artikelname: Third Reich Militaria: Detecting the Fakes
Artikelbeschreibung: Just as the collecting of Third Reich militaria started even before the end of the war in Europe in May 1945, so the unscrupulous dealers and forgers were starting to manufacture and create fake items of militaria. This guide provides a fully illustrated and detailed analysis of the most popular types of Third Reich militaria and provides readers with essential information to be able to seperate genuine from fake items.

Artikelname: Third Reich Warrant Discs
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Artikelname: Trench Art: An Illustrated History
Artikelbeschreibung: Early in World War I, the French press published illustrations of objects made by the 'artisanat de tranchees' (craftsmen of the trenches). Translated into English as 'trench art', this label stuck and continues to be used to describe pieces created from spent war materials or from items of military equipment. Soldier and civilian artisans on both sides of the conflict in the 'War to End All Wars' recycled and transformed materials designed to kill other human beings into an amazingly creative and diverse body of folk art that has been largely ignored by art historians and museum curators until recently. Some World War I trench art pieces were made as personal war mementoes by the artisans who created them, but many were sold to soldiers to take or send home as souvenirs. After the war, civilians and ex-soldiers in war-torn France and Belgium established cottage workshops that produced large numbers of 'trench art' souvenirs for sale to post-war battlefield tourists. Although the major focus of this book is on Great War trench art, several chapters describe and illustrate soldier crafts from earlier and more recent wars to fit these objects into a centuries old tradition that continues to the present day.

THE ULTIMATE TRENCH ART COLLECTORS VOLUME !

Artikelname: Trench Art: Materialities and Memories of War
Artikelbeschreibung: Trench art is the evocative name given to a dazzling array of objects made from the waste of industrialized war. Each object, whether an engraved shell case, cigarette lighter or a pen made from shrapnel, tells a unique and moving story about its maker. For the first time, this book explores in-depth the history and cultural importance behind these ambiguous art forms. Not only do they symbolize human responses to the atrocities of war, but they also act as mediators between soldiers and civilians, individuals and industrial society, and, most importantly, between the living and the dead. Trench art resonates most obviously with the terror of endless bombardment, night raids, gas attacks and the bestial nature of trench life. It grew in popularity between 1919 and 1939 when the bereaved embarked on battlefield pilgrimages and returned with objects intended to keep alive the memory of loved ones. The term trench art is, however, misleading, as it does not simply refer to materials found in the trenches. It describes a diverse range of objects that have in some way emerged from the experience of war all over the world. Many distinctive objects, for example, were made during conflicts in Bosnia, Vietnam, Northern Ireland and Korea. Surprisingly, trench art predates World War I and it can be made in a number of earlier wars such as the Crimean War, the American Civil War, and the Boer War. Saunders looks at the broader issues of what is meant by trench art, what it was before the trenches and how it fits in with other art movements, as well as the specific materials used in making it. He suggests that it can be seen as a bridge between the nineteenth century certainties and the fragmented industrialized values and ideals of the modern world. This long overdue study offers an original and informative look at one of the most arresting forms of art. Spanning from 1800 to the present day, its analysis of art, human experience, and warfare will pave the way for new research and will be of great interest to cultural and military historians, anthropologists, art historians and collectors.

Artikelname: U-boat Emblems in World War 2
Artikelbeschreibung: Georg Hgel, a former U-boat sailor who saw service in World War II, experienced the origin of these emblems of the U-boat service. In this book he keeps alive the memory of the legendary, sometimes very original and unforgotten emblems of German U-boats. The author has been able to collect numerous emblems, coats of arms and markings during long years of painstaking, detailed work, in memory of some 30,000 German U-boatmen, more than 80% of those who served on these boats, who were lost in the war. The brief chronicles and excerpts from first-person memoirs make the history of the German U-boats come alive in an impressive way, and documents the background of their existence. In the current edition, the newest source materials have been included, so that many hitherto unpublished emblems, coats of arms and markings are presented for the first time.

Artikelname: Uniforms & Equipment of the British Army in World War I: A Study in Period Photographs
Artikelbeschreibung: This book contains over 600 rare and never before published photographs of the British Soldier in World War I. The quality images selected were photographed in peace and wartime, in the studio and the field, and show in detail the service dress uniform, equipment and weapons in use by the British Army between 1900-1918. The chapters contain photographic postcards of: Infantry officers and other ranks, Dominion Troops, Infantry Weapons, Machine Gun and Tank Corps, Royal Artillery, Wheels and Transport, Army Service Corps, Royal Army Medical Corps, Royal Engineers, Royal Flying Corps and Battle Insignia. Also included is a full colour section of Army, Corps and Divisional signs. Each photograph caption has been carefully and thoroughly researched affording the reader information not to be found in any other single source. The introduction discusses early war photography and goes into further detail on the service dress and equipment to make this a must book for the military historian, collector, researcher, modeller and general enthusiast.

Artikelname: Uniforms of the NSDAP: Uniforms,Headgear & Insignia of the Nazi Party
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Artikelname: Uniforms of the Third Reich: A Study in Photographs
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Artikelname: Uniforms of the US Army, 1774-1889, in Full Colour
Artikelbeschreibung: Richly colored, hand-tinted prints portray the gamut of U.S. army uniforms, from fatigues to full dress, between 1774 and 1889. Absolutely authentic in their painstaking detail, the 44 beautifully reproduced plates depict all ranks in complete regalia, with accessories such as weapons, horses, and other accoutrements.

Artikelname: Waffen-SS Uniforms in Colour Photos
Artikelbeschreibung: This book is a unique reference source for the uniform collector, the modeller and the student of military dress and equipment. There have been many books on the Waffen-SS - but never before have their varied and sought-after uniforms been illustrated in full colour photographs, worn by models in life-like settings, complete with authentic personal field equipment and weapons. For the first time the reader can trace the development of colour and design with confidence: all the uniforms worn in the 150 colour photographs published here are rare, original items, from private collections. All major types of service uniform are illustrated, together with a full range of the unique camouflage clothing which was the hallmark of these much-feared divisions. Privates, NCOs, officers, even a named general's personal uniform - infantrymen, mountain troopers, tank and assault gun crews - all are vividly illustrated as they appeared on the actual battlefield, and described in detail.

Artikelname: Waterloo Relics
Artikelbeschreibung: Waterloo, the Belgian plain where Napoleon's Empire received its final blow following a titanic struggle, is not only a name on a map and in the history books. La Haye-Saint, Hougoumont, Plancenoit were, and are, real places where men struggled, suffered and died. In this new study of Waterloo, the authors retrace all the phases and events of the famous battle. They lead you deep into the past by showing you the artefacts, weapons, uniforms and equipment that have survived the last two centuries. From Napoleon's hat to Wellington's pad, from a simple uniform battle to a rusted bayonet found on the actual battlefield, these evocative relics help you to understand and actually "revisit" the events of June 18th, 1815. A classic "Histoire & Collections" book on Napoleonic history that is an a large format, and illustrated in full colour with top quality production standards. The authors are both renowned specialists in the field of military archaeology. It is fully illustrated with many items never published before: historic engravings, photographs of original artefacts, uniforms and weapons.

Artikelname: Wehrmacht Combat Helmets 1933-45
Artikelbeschreibung: The German Stahlhelm is perhaps the most recognizable image of World War II. Manufactured in its millions, it was used or copied by many countries. It is still one of the most collected relics of the war; but despite its relative availability, prices have reached levels that challenge collectors to protect themselves by acquiring in-depth knowledge. This book, by a collector of 30 years' standing, offers a detailed masterclass in the patterns, component parts and finishes of the combat helmets used by the German Army, Navy and Air Force. It is illustrated with a superb selection of rare period photos, colour photos of collected examples, and striking colour paintings.

Artikelname: World War 2 German Medals and Political Awards
Artikelbeschreibung: There have been few regimes in the history of mankind that have produced more items of regalia - both civil and military - than that of Hitler's Germany. There were few aspects of life which were not affected to some extent by the granting of medals and political awards and this was particularly the case once conflict started. From the Iron Cross to the Knights Cross, from the various medals designed for the regiments raised in the conquered nations, there was a huge variety of medals produced.In his first book for lan Allan Publishing, Christopher Ailsby, one of the country's leading experts in German medals and political awards has produced the definitive guide to these medals and political awards. With a superb collection of photographs illustrating the medals described, this will become the essential reference for all those interested in the collecting of German World War 2 medals.

Artikelname: World War II German Battle Insignia
Artikelbeschreibung: The remarkable war effort of the German armed forces on three fronts between 1939 and 1945 was recognised by a wider range of insignia than seen in the Allied armies. While the Wehrmacht displayed fewer unit insignia than the Allies, a glance at a German soldier's tunic could reveal much more about his actual combat experience. In this book an experienced researcher explains and illustrates the Battle and Assault Badges of the Army, Waffen-SS and Luftwaffe ground troops; the sleeve shields and cuffbands issued to mark service in particular campaigns; wound badges, commemorative medals, and other types of insignia.

Artikelname: World War II German War Booty
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