Germany, Luftwaffe. Red Shines the Sun: A Pictorial History of the Fallschirm-Infanterie, Author Signed Copy

Hardcover, entitled "Red Shines the Sun: A Pictorial History of the Fallschirm-Infanterie" by Eric Queen, First Printing, copyrighted by the author in 2002, author signed in blue ink by "Eric Queen" on page 2, published by R. James Bender Publishing of San Jose, California, printed in the Republic of Korea, ISBN 1-912138-91-2. It chronicles in great detail the history of the Parachute Infantry (Fallschirm-Infanterie), its uniforms, accessories, equipment, badges achieved and associated paperwork, through the extensive use of detailed text and photographs, along with vintage photographs of soldiers taken during the Third Reich era. It begins with a Table of Contents, followed by a Dedication, a Foreword by George Petersen, followed by a Preface and an Acknowledgements. The book is divided into eight chapters: 1. Historical Overview; 2. Poland (Wola Gulowska); 3. Holland (Moerdijk); 4. Shoulder Straps; 5. Jump Equipment; 6. Badges; 7. Parachute Licenses; 8. Miscellaneous (by year: 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945). It concludes with a four page About the Author featurette. The book contains 240 pages of text in English, printed in four-color inks, on a coated paper stock, with images printed on the front and back covers in color, measuring 222 mm (w) x 286 mm (h) x 17 mm (d). Near extremely fine.