joerookery
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One of the items that got lost in the hack down was the announcement of this book. While we will lose money on this it has been great fun and has led to all sorts of contacts! What is below is some selfish plug information.
Some members of the forum have received their copies and can give you their opinions.
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. The book is 8.25" x 11" and weighs 1 lb. 13 oz. There is a great deal of data jammed in there for $25. 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. I have included some sample pages. The bibliography alone is six pages. We have been overwhelmed with praise. Get yours now cheaper than the bookstores without waiting.
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!!”
You can find the book on eBay. Just search the title or from the publisher for $25
http://www.authorhouse.com/BookStore/ItemDetail.aspx?bookid=60521
Some members of the forum have received their copies and can give you their opinions.
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. The book is 8.25" x 11" and weighs 1 lb. 13 oz. There is a great deal of data jammed in there for $25. 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. I have included some sample pages. The bibliography alone is six pages. We have been overwhelmed with praise. Get yours now cheaper than the bookstores without waiting.
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!!”
You can find the book on eBay. Just search the title or from the publisher for $25
http://www.authorhouse.com/BookStore/ItemDetail.aspx?bookid=60521
