Uniforms of the German Solider : An Illustrated History from 1870 to the Present Day

INTRODUCTION TO PART 1 -- The Kaiser's Army, 1870-1919; Prussia's Emergence as a Military Power; Uniforms of the Kaiserheer, 1871-1918; Germany as a Colonial Power; Uniforms of the Imperial German Colonial and Overseas Troops; COLOR ILLUSTRATIONS; 1 -- THE GERMAN EMPIRE (1871-1914); 2 -- IMPERIAL GERMAN COLONIAL AND OVERSEAS TROOPS; 3 -- WORLD WAR I (1914-1918); INTRODUCTION TO PART 2 -- Germany's Armies, 1919 to the Present Day; 4 -- REVOLUTION AND THE WEIMAR REPUBLIC (1919-1933); COLOR ILLUSTRATIONS.;This book traces the evolution of the German Army uniform from 1870 to the present day, using nearly 800 photographs to offer the reader an unparalleled analysis. Each image is accompanied by a detailed caption, explaining interesting aspects of the soldier's uniform, insignia and equipment. It begins with the German Empire at its height, with the iconic spiked Pickelhaube and the colonial troops in Africa, Asia and the Pacific, and moves on to the field-grey uniforms of the First World War. After 1918, the uniforms of the Reichswehr and the Freikorps are detailed, and then those of the revived.