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87 IMPERIAL GERMANY & WWI GERMANY • GERMANY IN WWII Last Ride of the Valkyries: The Rise and Fall of the Wehrmachthelferinnenkorps During WWII LTC (Ret.) Jimmy L. Pool. This is thefirstmajor work in the English language devoted entirely to the uniforms, insignia, and contributions of women to Germany’s war effort. Lavishly illustrated with approximately 850 photographs, charts, and other educational aids, this book is amust for every serious collectorandhistorianof theGermanmilitary inWWII. Size: 8.5"x11"•850color andb/wphotos•304pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-5046-7 • hard • $79.99 German Visor Caps of the Second World War Guilhem Touratier and Laurent Charbon- neau. This full color illustrated book covers the highly collectible WWII era German visor cap. Officer and enlisted caps of the Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine and Waffen-SS are shown in over 360 high-quality photographs, and described in detailed text. Size: 9"x12" • 366 color photos • 80pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-4458-9 • hard • $29.99 SS Helmets: The History, Use and Decoration of the Helmets of the Black Corps Beaver & Hicks. This book presents the combat and parade helmets worn by the SS from its earliest days to the end of wartime production. The examples shown are genuine artifacts of the Third Reich, and most are shown here for the first time. Some of the finest collections and sources globally have been solicited in the construction of this book. Size: 9"x12" • 300 color/bw photos • 200pp. ISBN: 0-7643-2476-4 • hard • $69.95 German Helmets of the Second World War Branislav Radovic. This two-volume set is a fully illustrated, detailed look at the famous German “stahlhelm" of WWII. Full color photos—in- cluding multiple-view, interiors, and up-close detail—show Army, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Paratroop, and many others. Vol. 1 : M1916/18 • M1932 • M1935 • M1940 • M1942 • M1942/45 Size: 9"x12" • 420 color photos • 328pp. ISBN: 0-7643-1447-5 • hard • $79.95 Vol. 2 : Paratroop • Covers • Liners • Makers • Insignia Size: 9"x12" • 480 color/bw photos • 304pp. ISBN: 0-7643-1448-3 • hard • $79.95 German Camouflaged Helmets of the Second World War Branislav Radovic. This two-volume set is packed with nearly 1000 full-color photos of more than 180 helmets and covers, all shown at full page size and in detail. These helmets are some of the most wonderful and exotic camouflage helmets to be seen in private and public collections. Vol. 1 : Painted and Textured Camouflage Size: 9"x12" • 400 color/bw photos • 240pp. ISBN: 0-7643-2105-6 • hard • $79.95 Vol. 2 : Wire, Netting, Covers, Straps, Interiors Size: 9"x12" • 550 color/bw photos • 328pp. ISBN: 0-7643-2106-4 • hard • $79.95 German Headgear inWWII: A Photographic Study of German Hats and Helmets Moran & Maguire. This two volume set illustrates, in full color, over 240 visor hats and helmets of the German: Army, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, SS, NSDAP, Police, Civilian, and miscellaneous formations. Each peaked hat is shown from four angles, including interior, and insignia detail. Vol. 1: Army/Luftwaffe/Kriegsmarine Size: 9"x12" • 600 color photos • 312pp. ISBN: 0-7643-0176-4 • hard • $75.00 Vol. 2: SS/NSDAP/Police/Civilian/Misc. Size: 9"x12" • 250 color photos • 152pp. ISBN: 0-7643-0245-0 • hard • $75.00 The Collector’s Guide to Cloth Third Reich MilitaryHeadgear GaryWilkins. Cap construction basics andmaterials, descriptions of eachmodel, and comparisonswithalteredoriginals,modifiedpostwar caps, and reproductionsFor theadvancedcollector, the book offers historical background about theGerman cap-making industry,with thefirst-ever comprehensive listingofGermancapmakers,makermark illustrations, and individual histories, including information on famous capmaker Robert Lubstein/EREL. Size: 8.5"x11" • 350 color/bw photos • 416pp. ISBN: 0-7643-1428-9 • hard • $79.95 The Collector’s Guide to Cloth Headgear of the Allgemeine andWaffen-SS Beaver & Shea. This new book provides an organized, chronological guide to the evolution and development of the myriad types of soft headgear worn by the SS. The overwhelming majority of these photos including many rare original candid period snapshots have never been seen before in any previous publication. Size: 9"x12" • 600 color/bw photos • 304pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-3230-2 • hard • $100.00 German Uniforms of the 20th Century Vol. 1: The Panzer Troops 1917 to the Present Jorg M. Hormann. All aspects of German panzer troop uniforms in over 200 photos, many in color. Size: 6"x9" • 200 color/bw photos • 128pp. ISBN: 0-88740-214-3 • hard • $24.95 German Uniforms of the 20th Century Vol. 2: The Infantry 1919 to the Present Jorg M. Hormann. Detailed history of all aspects of German infantry uniforms in over 200 photos, many in color. Size: 6"x9" • 200 color/bw photos • 128pp. ISBN: 0-88740-215-1 • hard • $24.95 Uniforms of the Third Reich: A Study in Photos Hayes & Maguire. This book takes a close look at a variety of authentic WWII era German uniforms including examples from the Army, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen- SS, Allgemeine-SS, Hitler Youth and Political Leaders. Large full frame front and rear shots, and in painstaking detail to show tailors tags, buttons, insignia detail etc. and allow the reader to see the genuine article. Size: 9"x12" • 400 color photos • 200pp. ISBN: 0-7643-0358-9 • hard • $69.99 Uniforms & Equipment of the Austro-Hun- garian Army in WWI S.A. Coil. In addition to the studio portraits shown, the candid photos offer an authentic view of life in the trenches and on the battlefield. Each photo has been carefully chosen and researched to offer the reader detailed information on the k.u.k (royal and imperial) Empire’s air, motor and medical corps, as well as infantry, artillery, pioneer and railroad troops. Size: 9"x12" • 550 color/bw photos • 352pp. ISBN: 0-7643-1869-1 • hard • $69.95 German Uniforms, Insignia & Equipment 1918–1923: Freikorps • Reichswehr • Vehicles • Weapons Charles Woolley. This volume covers the uniforms and insignia of Germany’s military in transition from the trench- es of the Western front, to the street fighting in Berlin, Munich and other cities, the bitter contests with the Poles and Communists in the Baltic, the Kapp/Luttwitz Putsch, and finally the campaign in the Ruhr. Size: 9"x12" • 300 color/bw photos • 184pp. ISBN: 0-7643-1663-X • hard • $59.95 Helmets of the First World War: Ger- many, Britain & their Allies Haselgrove & Radovic. Superb color photos, including multiple full-views and detail shots, depict over 150 helmets of Germany, Britain, France, United States, Austria, Turkey, and others from WWI. Previously unpublished WWI photos show the helmets as they were worn. Size: 9"x12" • 500 color/bw photos • 240pp. ISBN: 0-7643-1020-8 • hard • $75.00 The History of the Steel Helmet in the First World War Haselgrove & Radovic. This illustrated two-volume set is a further detailed look at the helmets of all nations using an identifiable helmet during the First World War, and contains over 1000 full colour, detailed photos and over 200 period bw photos. Featured are rare and unique helmets, some previously unseen. The text includes a short history of the belligerent countries—setting the helmets and their development in context—as well as details and dimensions of all helmets. Vol. 1 : Austro-Hungary, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, France, Germany Size: 9"x12" • 550 color/bw photos • 352pp. ISBN: 0-7643-2528-0 • hard • $79.95 Vol. 2 : Great Britain, Greece, Holland, Italy, Japan, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Turkey, United States Size: 9"x12" • 550 color/bw photos • 384pp. ISBN: 0-7643-2529-9 • hard • $79.95 GERMANY INWWII The Woman in My Uniform: Women of the Third Reich in Their Husbands’ Uniforms Matt DiPalma. At once an examination of gendered life and roles in the Third Reich, a history of women in uniform as photographic theme, and an analysis of the functions of wartime photography, The Woman in My Uniform compiles never-before-published original photos from the Third Reich of German women wearing men’s military uniforms. Size: 6"x9" • 478 color/bw photos • 208pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-5863-0 • hard • $26.99 Insignia of the Waffen-SS: Cuff Titles, Collar Tabs, Shoulder Boards & Badges Rolf Mi- chaelis. All of the uniform-specific insignia used by theWaffen-SS inWorldWar II are presented in this concise, all-color book. Included are sleeve and cap eagles in their various versions, collar tabs, sleeve shields and cuff titles, as well as shoulder boards and straps, and rank insignia. Size: 7"x10" • 280 color and b/w images • 72pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-5176-1 • hard • $19.99