GERMAN PARATROOPERS UNIFORMS AND EQUIPMENT 1936-1945: VOLUME I UNIFORMS by Karl Veltze

(Subject: Uniforms, Dress & Insignia - General) This first of three volumes is the most comprehensive and detailed study of the World War II German paratrooper to date, providing in-depth examinations of nearly every Fallschirmjager uniform. It includes all types of jump smock, the varied camouflage patterns, footwear, tropical and non-standard clothing, insignia and equipment used from the airborne forces’ establishment in the mid-1930s to May 1945. The book will be indispensable to collectors, uniform enthusiasts and military historians alike, with thousands of specially commissioned colour photographs, accompanied by many unique period black and white images. (Published: 2015) (Publisher: Zeughaus Verlag, Berlin) (ISBN: 9783938447864) (Pagination: Large format, 367pp, c1000 colour & 280 b/w photos) (Condition: New in d/w) UL-XXXXXX