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The Military Intervention Corps of the Span- Monetary Men: The Allies’ Struggle to The Third Reich Bravery and Merit Decoration ish Blue Division in the German Recover and Restore Nazi Gold, Silver, and for Eastern Peoples Rolf Michaelis. This book is a 1941-45: Organization • Uniforms • Insignia Diamonds Kenneth D. Alford. Explores missing rare look at a little known Third Reich badge awarded • Documents Esteban/Redondo/Esteban. More caches of money and gold looted by Nazis and to volunteers from the occupied eastern territories than 400 unpublished photographs provide an the fi nancial aspects of WWII military history. The who served in various German formations. Very rare in-depth study of the military uniforms, insignia, appendix contains timelines and summaries of all examples of actual badges, award documents and documents, and organization of the Spanish and the shipments recovered by the U.S. Army and a soldbuchs, and never before seen war era images German Military Administration of the period. fi nancial spreadsheet detailing the 370 tons of are presented here. Size: 8.5"x11" • 400 color/bw photos • 192pp. gold recovered and its fi nal distribution. Size: 7"x10" • 49 bw photos • 52pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-3102-2 • hard • $59.99 Size: 7"x10" • 55 bw photos • 224pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-4803-7 • hard • $19.99 ISBN: 978-0-7643-4836-5 • hard • $29.99

German Belt Buckles 1845-1945: Buckles of the German Swords of WWII: A Photographic The German Tank Destruction Badge in WWII Enlisted Soldiers Peter Nash. This book help collectors Reference Thomas M. Johnson. This three Rolf Michaelis. This book provides a concise account of identify buckles and avoid purchasing reproductions. volume sword series has been designed to aid Tank Destruction Badge, and the close-range combating Date and identify manufacturer’s marks. Only genuine not only the beginning collector, but also the of tanks. In addition to a description of the special buckles have been used for illustration, together with seasoned advanced collector and specialist. The badge and the most commonly used weapons, it all their blemishes – except where noted. Information series is a study of a culture and the crafts that includes operational accounts by recipients of the badge. on the early RZM marks is brought to collectors and actually produced the blades, as well as being Size: 7"x10" • 90 color/bw photos • 60pp. many details of buckle construction are presented with a manual in the art of collecting them. Within ISBN: 978-0-7643-4052-9 • hard • $19.99 comparisons between genuine buckles and reproductions. these books one fi nds the historical background, Size: 6"x9" • 800 color/bw photos • 528pp. the manufacturing techniques, constructional ISBN: 0-7643-1870-5 • hard • $59.95 information, the actual basic patterns, variations and rarities, and a whole host of details.

Rations of the German Wehrmacht in WWII Vol.1: Army The German Anti-Partisan Badge in WWII Rolf Pool & Bock. This book is the most accurate Size: 9"x12" • 400 color/bw photos • 304pp. Michaelis. Those German soldiers and police members and detailed look at the rations provided to the ISBN: 0-7643-2432-2 • hard • $79.95 who fought against the partisans were qualifi ed to German soldier in WWII. Covering all the major receive the anti-partisan badge. This concise book food groups – Emergency and Special rations, discusses the award’s three grades and includes rare Scho-ka-kola, the supply system and wartime documents and war-era photographs. packaging materials and construction. Vol.2: , , SA, SS Size: 7"x10" • 24 bw photos • 40pp. Size: 8.5"x11" • 800 color/bw photos • 288pp. Size: 9"x12" • 400 color/bw photos • 304pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-4260-8 • hard • $19.99 ISBN: 978-0-7643-3520-4 • hard • $79.99 ISBN: 0-7643-2433-0 • hard • $79.95

Rations of the German Wehrmacht in WWII Vol.3: DLV, Diplomats, Customs, Police Assault Badges of the German Army in World • Vol.2 Jim Pool. Aided by the discovery of war- and Fire, Justice, Mining, Railway, Misc. War II Rolf Michaelis. The German assault badges in time British Government intelligence reports this Size: 9"x12" • 400 color/bw photos • 336pp. their various grades were awarded for participation volume helps to further unravel the mysteries ISBN: 0-7643-2434-9 • hard • $79.95 in specifi c numbers of combat assaults. This concise of the wartime German food industry. Utilizing book discusses the award’s various types and grades the successful formula of volume one, this book and includes rare documents and war-era photographs. addresses the Special/Emergency rations of the Size: 7"x10" • 61 bw photos • 56pp. German military, the feeding of the German ISBN: 978-0-7643-4257-8 • hard • $19.99 soldier during offensive operations, as well as offering a comparison of the German and U.S. Army ration organizations. Size: 8.5"x11" • 550 color/bw photos • 216pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-4265-3 • hard • $59.99 Sacking Aladdin’s Cave: Plundering Göring’s Close Combat Clasps of the German Army in Personal Effects of the German Soldier in WWII Nazi War Trophies Alford/Johnson/Morris. Details World War II Rolf Michaelis. In 1942 the Wehrmacht Chris Mason. German soldiers, sailors and airmen of the magnitude of the looting of Göring’s treasures established the Close Combat Badge in three grades, WWII went to war with a variety of personal effects in and what happened to items not disposed of in a and it was awarded to those after a specifi c number their pockets and knapsacks. This book explores this legitimate way. The most valuable of these made of battles. This concise book discusses the award’s most personal, private, and often poignant aspect of their way to America, from two wedding swords various grades and includes rare documents and military history, through a study of the small items and a hunting dagger now valued in the millions of war-era photographs. German soldiers used in the barracks and in the trenches dollars, to jewelry and other riches. Luminaries like Size: 7"x10" • 50 bw photos • 56pp. for work, hygiene, eating, relaxation, and survival. General Maxwell Taylor, for example, seized a sizeable ISBN: 978-0-7643-4258-5 • hard • $19.99 Size: 6"x9" • 320 color/bw photos • 192pp. portion for himself, as did other high-ranking offi cers. ISBN: 0-7643-2255-9 • hard • $39.95 Size: 8.5"x11" • 180 color/bw photos • 136pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-4396-4 • hard • $59.99

Kunststoffe: A Collector’s Guide to German Parade Medal Bars of the Third Reich Thomas German Wound Badges in World War II Rolf WWII Plastics and their Markings W. Darrin M. Yanacek. Over one-hundred German medal bars in Michaelis. The Wound Badge was awarded in three Weaver. This book is the fi rst comprehensive and full color, showing both obverse and reverse views and grades depending on the number and/or type of easy to use reference since WWII covering prominent close up images that highlight some of the finer details. injuries in wartime. This concise book discusses the German wartime plastics manufacturers and products. Medal bars of the military, police, political, and civil award’s various grades and includes rare documents Size: 6"x9" • 150 color/bw photos • 176pp. organizations are covered. Examples of original award and war-era photographs. ISBN: 978-0-7643-2923-4 • hard • $39.95 documents are shown, as well as period photographs Size: 7"x10" • 63 bw photos • 56pp. of medal bars in wear. Information is also presented ISBN: 978-0-7643-4259-2 • hard • $19.99 on maker markings, medal identification, the material used to make the medal, finishes, and measurements. Size: 8.5"x11" • 400 color/bw photos • 200pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-3091-9 • hard • $69.99

WWII German War Booty: A Study in Photos German Army Shoulder Straps and Boards The German Sniper Badge 1944-45 Rolf Michaelis. Thomas M. Johnson. This book contains over 1933-45. Suter & Suter. A guide to construc- Hitler created the Sniper Badge on August 20, 1944, 580 beautiful full-color, large-format photos tion methods, materials, types and styles of to impel soldiers to train and be used as snipers. Thus of German daggers, swords, helmets, uniforms, embroidery and metal devices, as well as the the strategic importance of single combat was stressed insignia, award documents, weapons, and many identifi cation of branch and unit. Detailed charts in highly stylized propaganda. In this concise history, other rare and unusual items. Also included is a identify unit affi liation of Gothic letters, Latin this badge, as well as the actions of German snipers, generous selection of WWII era photos showing letters, Roman numerals, Arabic numerals, and is examined and includes color images of badges, many items being liberated! Symbolic Devices. Contains over 1,000 color pho- weapons, awards, soldbuchs, and war era photos. Size: 9"x12" • 580 color/bw photos • 368pp. tos of straps and boards, as well as other insignia Size: 7"x10" • 60 color/bw photos • 60pp. ISBN: 0-7643-1923-X • hard • $79.95 Size: 9"x12" • 1000 color/bw photos • 264pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-4032-1 • hard • $19.99 ISBN: 978-0-7643-4037-6 • hard • $89.99 • Schiffer LTD