Customer Reviews

German Uniforms of the Third Reich 1933-1945

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I was looking for a book that showed every possible style of uniform used by German soldiers, officers, and civilians during WWII and this was the perfect book. Each uniform is painted from an actual photograph, and the color schemes have been meticuluously researched to provide for a very good resource. My only disappointment came from the fact that the book does not include insignias, awards, or medals.

This book is pretty useful for all those interested on German militaria and that want to reproduce or customize German World War II uniforms. The second section of the book explains the uniforms depicted.

240 different uniform illustrations "a la" Osprey, very impressive and very well rendered but... only a handful of combat/fighting uniforms.
so if you are looking for equipment references this will leave a sour taste in your mouth, considering the book go for $80 or so used nowadays...
On the other hand 80 bucks for 240 color plates, definitely puts away the slim ospreys ( no comparison on the historical, references, thorough detailing, additional pictures and complete background though...)

so if you're looking for fancy officers' parade uniforms, evening tuxedos, german red cross volunteers, nurses, female auxiliaries, youth and SA brown shirts, coal miners surveyers, railway police officers and other obscur female auxiliaries, this is the book for you.
If you're looking for paratroopers' camouflage patterns and eastern front grenadiers' reversible snow jacket, then this is the wrong book, stick with osprey.

book is tiny too. paperback is 5x7.

I was looking for a fairly intense assemblage of uniforms visually with explanations proximal to the picture as I dislike jumping back and forth in books. This small volume does give a general overview and it is useful in general but not for academic research. Recommend it for those interested in an overview but who do not need it for micro-historical research.

None one book can be the be-all end-all on any subject. However, Brian Leigh Davis and Pierre turner did a good job of narrowing this down to just German uniforms between 1933 and 1945.They do a good job of describing the person that would be wearing the uniform. This book describes 240 uniforms and has a Chart of Comparative Ranks at the end.

SS Uniforms, Insignia and Accoutrements: A Study in Photographs

None one book can be the be-all end-all on any subject. However, Brian Leigh Davis and Pierre turner did a good job of narrowing this down to just German uniforms between 1933 and 1945.They do a good job of describing the person that would be wearing the uniform. This book describes 240 uniforms and has a Chart of Comparative Ranks at the end.

SS Uniforms, Insignia and Accoutrements: A Study in Photographs

This is an okay book. I don't know why this is a separate book from "Badges and Insignias of the Third Reich." I didn't like the format. I was disappointed.