This publication is based on one of the most extensive collections of German uniforms from the Second World War, which is owned by the Spanish collector A. Saiz.
The collection consists for the most part of original items in first-class condition. The structure of the chapters is based on the everyday life of an ordinary soldier. In addition to the complete uniforms, there are extensive illustrations of collection items from all areas of daily life: food, leisure, tobacco, hygiene, cameras, documents ....
This book is also a richly illustrated life story of the German soldier Anton Imgrund. Private photos of his enlistment, uniform, training and deployment at the front bear unique witness to the needs and desires, fears and hardships of ordinary soldiers during the Second World War. The author provides a representative insight into the everyday life of soldiers by means of uniforms, equipment and weapons, as well as countless personal items from all walks of life.
The well-founded explanations show in detail the changes in clothing and equipment over the course of the war and their direct effects on life at the front. The book is fully illustrated in colour and includes many detailed views as well as interior views of headgear, jackets and much more.
312 pages - German text
The collection consists for the most part of original items in first-class condition. The structure of the chapters is based on the everyday life of an ordinary soldier. In addition to the complete uniforms, there are extensive illustrations of collection items from all areas of daily life: food, leisure, tobacco, hygiene, cameras, documents ....
This book is also a richly illustrated life story of the German soldier Anton Imgrund. Private photos of his enlistment, uniform, training and deployment at the front bear unique witness to the needs and desires, fears and hardships of ordinary soldiers during the Second World War. The author provides a representative insight into the everyday life of soldiers by means of uniforms, equipment and weapons, as well as countless personal items from all walks of life.
The well-founded explanations show in detail the changes in clothing and equipment over the course of the war and their direct effects on life at the front. The book is fully illustrated in colour and includes many detailed views as well as interior views of headgear, jackets and much more.
312 pages - German text
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