Germany, HJ. The HJ, Volume 1, by John R. Angolia

Hardcover, entitled "The HJ, Volume 1" by Lieutenant Colonel John R. Angolia (Retired), copyrighted by the author in 1991, First Edition, designed by Roger James Bender and Roger Waterman, typeset by Clyborne Typographics, published by R. James Bender Publishing of San Jose, California, printed in the United States of America, ISBN 0-912138-44-0. It chronicles in great detail the various organizational levels, uniforms and accessories, badges, cuff titles, insignia, sidearms, regulations and modifications, etc. associated with the Hitler Youth, through the extensive use of detailed text and photographs, along with line drawings, plus vintage photographs of many people wearing the assorted items. It begins with an Acknowledgements, followed by a Table of Contents and an Author's Request. The book is divided into sixteen chapters: 1. History and Organization of the Hitler Youth (Organizational Structure of the Hitler Youth, Obergebiet/Gobiet Structure as of 1937, Specialist HJ Units); 2. Uniforms of the Hitler Youth (Uniforms Pre-1933, Uniform Regulations of 1933, Uniform Regulations of 1935, HJ/DJ Twill Blouse, Model 1935 HJ Service Tunic, 1st Pattern Model 1936 HJ Service Tunic, 2nd Pattern Model 1936 HJ Service Tunic, 3rd Pattern Model 1936 HJ Service Tunic, Uniform Regulations of 1936, Uniform Regulations of 1937, Uniform Regulations of 1938, HJ Leader's Blouse, General Members and Junior NCOs, Uniforms for Middle Leaders, Uniform Regulations of 1941, Unspecified HJ Uniforms); 3. History of the Deutsche Jungvolk (DJ) (Uniforms of the Deutsche Jugend [General-DJ, Marine-DJ], Membership Badges of the DJ, DJ Sigrune Arm Badges, DJ Rank System Effective 30 September 1938, DJ Shoulder Straps and Boards, District Triangle); 4. Structure and Uniforms of the BDM/JM (Organization of the BDM/JM, Uniforms of the BDM/JM [Service Dress, Formal Dress], Cuff Titles, 1938 Pattern Leader Rank Insignia); 5. Headgear of the HJ/DJ/BDM (Regulations as of 1933, Modifications as of 1934, Modifications as of 1935, Regulations as of 1936, Modifications as of 1937, Modifications as of 1938, Visor Service Caps of HJ Leaders as of the End of 1939, Special Headgear Devices, Headgear Unspecified by Known Regulations); 6. Blade Sidearms of the Hitler Youth (HJ/DJ Fahrtenmesser, HJ Führerdolch, Special HJ-Leader's Dagger, HJ Honor Bayonet, Daggers of the NPEA); 7. Hitler Youth/German Youth (Belts and Buckles); 8. Lanyards (1936 Leader Lanyard Colors); 9. Armbands and Sleevebands (Armbands [Foreign HJ Armbands, Special Event Armbands], Sleevebands); 10. Hitler Youth Insignia (HJ Diamond, Miscellaneous HJ Insignia, HJ Collar Patches); 11. Buttons; 12. Shoulder Straps of the Hitler Youth (Shoulder Strap Numbers, Ranks as of 15 September 1933, Modifications of 24 November 1934, Modifications of 6 November 1936, Modifications of 30 September 1938, Rank System at the End of 1938); 13. District Triangles; 14. Physical Training and Competition (Position and Position Insignia, Sports Uniform and Insignia, Ski Uniform, Sports-related Insignia); 15. March Pack and Miscellaneous Equipment; 16. Marine-HJ (Competition Badges of the Marine-HJ, Functional Qualification (Trade) Insignia, Miscellaneous Marine-HJ Insignia, Rank Insignia of the Marine-HJ, Marine-HJ "Swallow's Nest", District Triangles, Uniforms of the Marine-DJ and Marine-HJ, Marine-HJ Headgear). It concludes with a Table of Contents for the follow-up Volume 2 (which is not included here). The book contains 304 pages of text in English, along with photographs and line drawings, printed in black ink, on a coated paper stock, with an image printed on the front cover in color, measuring 158 mm (w) x 235 mm (h) x 21 mm (d). It exhibits slight edge wear and scuffing, along with pinched corners on the cover, however, the pages within remain pristine. Better than very fine.