A Collector's Guide to the History and Uniforms of Das Heer: The German Army 1933-45 [Paperback]

Chris Ellis (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1994

Detailed descriptions of the uniforms and insignia of the German Army are supplemented by sections giving a concise historical background that shows how it fitted in to the Third Reich political system and the events of World War II and similarly concise coverage of organisation and command.

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Hippocrene Books (March 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0781802261
• ISBN-13: 978-0781802260
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.8 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,457,842 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Very Informative, June 29, 2003

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Stephen Bailey (Strasburg, VA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: German Army 1933 - 1945 (Paperback)

Though the book does a good job of laying out the chain of command, army structure,rank structure,and a history of how the army came to be what it was in that period, thats not really what I was personally looking for in a book about uniforms. It does have general descriptions of shoulder straps and their meanings as well as some general issue and commonly seen decorations, but these are all in black and white photos. I think a paragraph was given to headwear and footwear. It focused mainly on the tunic and its trimmings. Half the book was history, half pictoral descriptions.