Author: Charles Woolley
Publisher: SCHIFFER BOOKS, Sep 2009
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN: 0-7643-3357-7
Synopsis
The Schutztruppen, the Expedition Korps, & III. See-Bataillon of the Imperial German Marines were the forces assigned to protect Germany's far-flung Colonial possessions in Africa & China. A must for the Imperial German bookshelf. 280+ Color & B&W photos; 8.5x11 inches, 192 pgs.
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Uniform students & modelers have found scant published references to the varied & unique uniforms of these forces. This highly illustrated book fills that gap. Color illustrations by Germany's leading 19th & 20th century artists, black & white drawings taken from rare period books, plus over sixty unpublished quality photographs from the album of a III.
See-Bataillon Marine stationed at the great German Naval base at Tsingtau, China, cover in detail the unusual uniforms of the Kaiser's Colonial forces. A must for the Imperial German bookshelf.
