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Afrikakorps: Army Luftwaffe Kriegsmarine Waffen-SS : Tropical Uniforms, Insignia & Equipment of the German Soldier in World War II

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I agree with the other reviewer, not much writing here. But this book is a HOME RUN with pictures - probably one of the best WW2 uniform books I've owned or seen. There is a tremendous amount of content, more than enough to justify its cost.

Color photographs of rare uniform items, associated insignia, and field equipment used in the Wehrmacht's tropical campaigns are outstanding. Moreover, the selection of period black-and-white photographs is exceptional - nearly all of them are unpublished and all should be of interest to both the historian and militaria collector. Unfortunately, a number of their accompanying captions contain errors or omissions, and often fail to provide context of a respective unit's operations in the North African or Mediterranean campaigns. I realize that this work is not intended to be an operational history or order-of-battle tabulation, but found that the lack of more background perspective was dissatisfying. I haven't yet seen the companion volume, which covers documents and paper items - perhaps it provides the historical framework that is lacking in Volume 1.

This book is awesome, there is pretty much every piece of clothing issued to the germans in the african or tropical theater. The photography is of the highest level, and the period ones equally good and informative. The captions are clear and some times funny. Some items in this book are totally new to me, like the cloth washennets. This book is worth every cent, for fans of the D.A.K. is a must have, get it now.

This volume goes into much more depth than I expected. It is a wonderful resource for those with an interest in the uniforms of the Afrika campaigns.