THE GERMAN PIONEERS: TECHNICAL TROOPS AND THE TRAIN

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Illustrated in color, 512 pages, over 1,500 color photographs, contemporary B&W photographs, tables and illustrations, linen bound with dust cover, and large format. This book summaries of the developmental history of the German pioneers, technical troops and train formations for the period between 1871 and 1914, followed by the specifics of their headgear, uniforms and equipment. Along with the Prussian formations, this book covers the contingents of the Kingdoms of Bavaria, Saxony and Wurttemberg as well as the Grand Duchies of Baden and Hesse. The roughly 450 items shown are from various private and public collections, including the Bayerisches Armeemuseum in Ingolstadt, the Militarhistorisches Museum der Bundeswehr in Dresden and the Wehrgeschichtliches Museum in Rastatt.