OK guys lets try to put together a reference library list of books to have for experienced to beginner. This list I'm going to high light as a topic at the top of the forum. Here is my start:

1. Angolia-For Furher and Fathnerland.
2. Angolia-Civil and Political Awards
3. The Iron Time



Fritziii

Ailsby-Combat Medals Of The Third Reich

JR Cone-One People, One Reich, Enameled Organizational Badges of Germany 1918 - 1945

Lautens-A Collector's Guide to the RZM Marks of the NSDAP

Ailsby- German World War 2 Medals & Political Awards "The Satellite States"

Littlejohn & Dodkins-Orders, Decorations, Medals & Badges of the Third Reich Vols 1 & 2

Manions-Tinnies of the Third Reich Vols 1 - 4

Cheers
Don

I will have a copy of #1 and #2, both of the Angolia books at the MAX is someone it searching for them. JR

The Iron Cross of 1939 by: Gordon Williamson.

German Army Uniforms and Insignia 1933-1945
by: Brian L. Davis.

Tank Killers / History of the Tank Destruction badge by: Thomas W. Breyette & Roger James Bender.

Gorgets of the Third Reich by: Richard E. Deeter and Warren W. Odegard.

Miniaturauszeichnungen des III. Reiches Spezialkatalog 1990/91 by M. Messing.

--dj--Joe

ALL from the above posts are a must,,and,,

*Niemanns new 'katalog' is pretty good

*Tinnies of the Reich by Tieste

*A Glossary of Terms Used in Phaleristics,The Science,Study and Collecting of the Insigia of Orders.Decorations,and Medals By A.J. Laslo

*The Foreign Legions of the Third Reich series by D. Littlejohn

Also issues of R.J.Benders *Military Advisor..

*Hitlers Favorite Political Badges and Decorations by M. Huffman........

I like Michael Tucker's book on badges. Regards, Duane

A reprint of the F.W. Assmann & Sohne sales catalog can come in handy.

--dj--Joe

Would some one be so kind as to comment on, Red Shines The Sun by: Eric Queen. I have not had the opportunity to review this volume.

--dj--Joe

My Wife the true D in--dj-- presented me with the book, German Combat Badges Of The Third Reich, Volume 1 Heer & Kriegsmarine, by: Michael F. Tucker and Stephen Thomas Previtera.
I am off to the easy chair to read and absorb.
Merry Christmas. --dj--Joe

Well done Joe, you have a very discerning wife. My deal lady presented me with

A difinitive guide to the German Awards of WWII Volume 1, The General Assault Badge by Frank Heukemes

German Third Reich era documents Volumes 1 & 2 (1: Paramilitary & Civilian Organisations & 2: Military Documents). Jeffrey F. Young & Daniel W. Meinz.

I too may be away for a while

Merry Christmas
Don

Good choices!
I have had the JUNGCO site saved for quite some time.

--dj--Joe

Any new titles of note?

--dj--Joe

Recently picked up "The Hitler Youth" by Littlejohn. Very nice coverage of their badges & awards.

Cheers
Don

Prussian Blue by Previtera, VERY good book on the blue max.

Fritziii

As a Luftwaffe tunic and tab specialist, I use the following:

"Uniforms and Traditions of the Luftwaffe", Vols 1-3 by Angolia

"Uniforms of the Luftwaffe", vols 1-2 by Brian Davis

"Hermann Goering, From Regiment to Fallschirmpanzerkorps" by Roger Bender

"Air Organizations of the Third Reich: The Luftwaffe", by Roger Bender

"Air Organizations of the Third Reich" by Roger Bender (Despite the same name, they are different books. This is the predecessor to the above listed.)

I have others, yet these are the books I use the most.

Regards
Paul

Although a catalogue rather than a reference book "Heering - Hüsken, Katalog der Abzeichen deutscher Organisationen 1871-1945" covers virtually all enamel & organisational badges. As with any work, there are disputed items in it & others missing, only obverse images are shown, no reverses.

A forgotten work is "Brüggemann - Rowedder, Deutschland im Spiegel seiner Abzeichen 1930 - 45". Similar to Hüsken but only 53 pages (Hüsken is over 400) & printed in 1977.

Cheers
Don

If you guys could suggest one book for beginning collectors which would it be? I'm looking for a book on pin and or medals that's still in print and can help prevent me from getting burnt on fakes.

This is one of those questions that needs to be a lot more specific as to the collecting area if we are talking about one or two books.

German daggers, uniforms, helmets, etc, all have their own answers. As do Japanese, US, and other fields of militaria collecting.

For general info on German daggers, I would buy Tom Johnson's Volume 1 (in print) or John Angolia's "Daggers, Bayonets, and Fighting knives of Hitler's Germany" which is long out of print. Both are 35 years or old and have a few glitches, but they are the only reasonably accurate books that covert the whole range of daggers.

For specialized books on daggers, Tom Wittmann's Army, Navy, Luft, and SS books are valued in-depth references. For NPEA, Ron Weinand's great new book is the one to own.

If your interest is railroad eagles, John Meda - or "JR" on this forum wrote what I am told is a great reference.

Hope this helps,
Dave

Dave, I mostly interested in badges/pins/medals.

Thoughts, any one?

timbo,,get all the above titles!!!
Heres a few more:

N.S.D.A.P. Enamel - M.F. Tucker

Soldat volumes - C.A. Lee

Nazi Para-Military Organizations and their badges. - R. Cowdery

Here's a couple of books I haven't seen mentioned.

Medals + decorations of Hitlers Germany by Robin Lumsden
Forman's guide to third reich German awards + their values 3rd edition by Adrian Forman

They seem to compliment each other as Forman's book has excellent pics of front + back of medals + the different cases + paper packets.Lumsden's gives good description of how medals were awarded,list of makers codes,a breif chapter on fakes + can get it off ebay for usually under $20 if you watch.

Littlejohns & Dodkins Vol 1&2 are pretty good escpecially Vol 2 for volenteer badges of the other countries.

Fritziii