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The General Assault Badge (A Defintive Guide to the German Awards of World War II, 1st)
The General Assault Badge - A Defintive Guide to the German Awards of World War II, 1st Author:Frank Heukemes 440 pages, 850 photographs, English language hardcover. Outstanding, ultimate reference guide to the GAB and first in a series. Out of print. The General Assault Badge, by Frank Heukemes. Now out of print. Outstanding, ultimate reference guide to the GAB. Volume 1 in an English Language series titled "A Definitive Guide to the German Awards of W... more »orld War II" which aspires to cover all Third Reich badges.
Presents the GAB in a scientific, detailed and conclusive approach, setting a completely new and high standard for any other future reference book on the subject of Third Reich awards. Gone are the dark ages of relying on a one-volume reference that showed all orders and medals of the Third Reich.
This is an invaluable collectors' tool, enabling the reader to separate the good from the bad and make educated investments. Full color, detail photographs of badges in multiple views fully document each of 52 identified and 38 unidentified variants. An additional 13 types of rare numbered badges are likewise documented in splendid detail. Over 850 photos total. Furthermore, the book not only catalogues and details all known badges up to this date, it also features several of the best quality fakes and the tools how to identify those.
Virtually everything that is currently known about the GAB between two covers, and priced less than a single average condition GAB!
Even if you do not specifically collect General Assault Badges, this book is a must as it imparts the author's logical and scientific approach to badge collecting, the very basis of how he came to be a world class authority on German badges. Moreover as this is volume 1 of what is sure to be the standard reference series on German badges, the investment potential is obvious.
8.5" x 6" x 1.5" Hardcover, 440 pages, 850 color photographs, English Language text.« less