UPDATED 5/14/08 at 1:00 P.M.
WORLD WAR 2 Militaria Reference books
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We only carry a few collector references that we accumulate in dealing. For a complete source for new and hard to get older World War II and Military reference books, try Volume Control. I have a link to email them if you go to the bottom of our home page.
1.Military Pilot and Aircrew Badges of
the World 1870-Present, Vol 1 (Albania-Hungary) by
Chalif/Bender, 1982. Great informative reference for
collecting foreign airforce badges and wings. Hardcover, 224
pages, many, many photographs and illustrations. Dust cover
has wear, but excellent condition otherwise. Out of print.
$150
SOLD
NEW!!
2.The Great Flagbook! reprint of the orignal German wartime book, plus the suppliments. Covering all German national flags and all the International flags from 1939 to 1945. Approx. 250 color plates including about 50 from the revised 1941 edition. Cloth style cover is exactly the same as the original. Comes with a beautiful cloth covered slipcover. More than 1700 color illustrations, beautiful. Covers many known and unknown flags, there are pages on the US, Japan and Russia, of flags I've never seen that are beautiful. For most countries, has the President's flag, Admiral's flags, Customs, military, along with the dimensions of each! Invaluable reference that was $300 new, when it came out and was very limited. Large, heavy, hardbound. Mint condition $199. SALE $120 !!
3.SS
Officer's biographies A-B. Title is "Personen-Lexicon Der
NSDAP" Vol. 1, SS-Führer A-B. 450 pages, gives officers
awards with dates, highest rank, rank dates if available,
birth dates, NSDAP numbers, Death date, etc, whatever can
found on a particular officer, is in this book, photos if
available. Covers nearly 800 officers. Hardbound, German
text, outstanding reference for the SS collector.
SOLD
4.German
WWII Officer's catalog. Reprint of the "Heeres Kleiderkasse"
catalog for 1936/1937. Nearly perfect reproduction, even to
the quality of the photos. 48 pages, B& W- as was the
original. Covers uniform material, visor caps and insignia,
dagger and sword accesories (bags, hangers, straps, etc),
spurs, gloves, shoes, shirts, underwear, sportswear, socks,
hankies, robes, uniform and accoutrement cases, cape, white
tunic, raincoats, medals, and much more. In the back, it
tells you how to measure yourself for a uniform! Near mint
condition and a super reference, especially for items you
would not normally think of or have a picture of. Hard to
find and out of print. Probably made in the 1980s.
SOLD
5.Headgear of Hitler's Germany, Volume 1. Covers all headgear of the German Army, Navy and Luftwaffe (air force). Includes the dress caps, field caps, winter, camo, special insignia, flight caps, tropical, and more. From the Reichswehr era to the end of WW2. If you are interested in headgear, this book is mandatory. Long out of print. I use it often. Excellent, used condition. 350 pages. SOLD