Aragorn2002 Posted December 15, 2002 Share Posted December 15, 2002 What are the best books about German army and Waffen-SS uniforms/equipment? I would like to buy some, but would like some recommendations first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truppenfuhrung Posted December 15, 2002 Share Posted December 15, 2002 There's 4 good book: Waffen-Ss Uniforms: In Colour Photographs (Europa Militaria, 6) -by Andrew Steven, Peter Amodio Waffen-Ss Soldier 1940-1945 (Warrior, No 2) -by Bruce Quarrie, Jeffrey Burn The Waffen-SS (Men at Arms Series, 34) -by Martin Windrow German Army (4), 1939-1945: Eastern Front 1943-1945 (Men-At-Arms Series, 330) -by Nigel Thomas All available by amazon.com, you can also "Look inside this book" (Some page are in .pdf so you can have an idea of the content...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Dorosh Posted December 15, 2002 Share Posted December 15, 2002 Brian L. Davis - Uniforms and Insignia of the German Army. The absolute best is not in print anymore, but try and find it used - UNIFORMS AND EQUIPMENT OF THE WEHRMACHT by John R. Angolia. It is still printed in German as DIE DEUTSCHE WEHRMACHT UNIFORMIERUNG UND AUSTRüSTUNG. I picked up a copy and am trying to learn how to read it! The Men at Arms series mentioned above is terrific, get all 5 volumes. I have some basic info on my LANDSER website at http://members.shaw.ca/deutschesoldaten/ As for equipment, try GERMAN COMBAT EQUIPMENT by Gordon Rottman and Ron Volstad, also a Men at Arms book and the best, and most affordable primer, there is. Also to go www.soldat.com - my friend Cyrus Lee has put out a terrific set of affordable books on uniforms and equipment of the Army and SS - several volumes to choose from. My own CANUCK book was done as a part of the SOLDAT family of books. These show great, clear pictures of uniforms and equipment in modern reconstructions that can't be beat by any of the books showing WW II photos only. SOLDAT VOLUME III AT AMAZON.COM [ December 15, 2002, 12:35 PM: Message edited by: Michael Dorosh ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rleete Posted December 15, 2002 Share Posted December 15, 2002 Dorosh posting to a thread on uniforms. Who'd a thunk it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aragorn2002 Posted December 15, 2002 Author Share Posted December 15, 2002 Thanks for your recommendations and the links to some great sites. I bought Angolia's book (in German, which is no problem for me, since I speak it) and the books by Nigel Thomas and Andrew Stevens. Truppenführung and Michael, thanks for your help. And you have a very interesting site there, Michael, my compliments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Murray Posted December 15, 2002 Share Posted December 15, 2002 I'd go for the Osprey series. They're reasonably accurate, well illustrated & best of all cheap. If there's an error in one one them; you haven't spent a fortune on it. Some of the other books listed are probably pretty pricey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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