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The
purpose of this site is to share information about Imperial
German stuff and keep my own findings straight. I don't sell anything.
I am no expert. I am a collector. I give
several opinions a day on things. It is what it
is an opinion
and you get what you pay for. It is free. It might not be
right, and I have been wrong before and will be wrong again. But
it is a heck of a lot of fun. I have been told this site is like a gold
mine -- true -- you have to dig around a lot to find anything of value.
The article tabs continue to be the most heavily utilized part of this
site. Click on the picture to go to the article.
If
any of you collectors or historians are interested...This book is
selling rather rapidly A number of people have been very kind in their
words awaiting this release. You can buy it for $25 from us or
from Amazon or Barnes & Noble's $30. The book is 8.25" x 11"
and weighs 1 lb. 13 oz. If you are interested in World War
I. This is a must-have resource -- if you are interested in World
War II you need this background. The bibliography alone is six
pages. We have been overwhelmed with praise. After
reading about 100 reviews. I think I am justified in saying that this
book is an absolute mainstay. You have to have this book. If you want
to understand your collectibles. the fastest way to get the book seems
to be contacting us or purchasing it off eBay for $25 with five dollar
priority mail postage. Internationally the book goes out international
priority mail for $15. This is significantly cheaper than the $36 that
the publisher wants for postage to Australia. Just search eBay for the
title.
The purpose of this book is to provide a one-volume resource for
collectors and historians with an Imperial German army interest.
The more we researched, the more we found there were more stories,
myths and misunderstandings about Imperial Germany than there were
facts. Different authors addressed different aspects: collectors,
historians and educators all had their own area of expertise, but there
was no readily available resource to give a general overview of
Imperial Germany. Though it is convenient to call it "Germany," at the
start of the First World War, there was still no united Germany, no
German army, and no German officer corps. At 333 pages with 183
pictures and over 670 footnotes, this is an attempt to explain the
intricacies of how the country worked -- militarily, politically, and
socially.
'I
must say the 'Handbook' is a pretty impressive piece of work and one
that has been long needed. Its approach - background, politics
and then the army - works well. I thought I had a bit of a handle
on 'the German Army' - I know now that this is an inaccurate title -
and I now know how poor a handle I had. Full of fascinating and
important facts and detail. No index sadly - big mistake.
My copy, ordered Wednesday, arrived Friday. Hard, actually impossible,
not to recommend the book highly. I am hoping to do a review for
Stand To, something I only rarely do for books I have actually paid
for!!'
The book is now available on eBay just search for the title or from the publisher.
http://www.authorhouse.com/BookStore/ItemDetail.aspx?bookid=60521
In addition to helmet marking this article on uberzug is getting the most interest.
Two articles giving examples of helmet markings:
There is also an article on helmet makers and their marks:
"I am done... from all who think I have said to little
or too much, I beg pardon." St. Augustine -- The
City of God.
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