Germany, Third Reich. Belt Buckles and Brocades of the Third Reich by LTC (Retired) John R. Angolia

Hardcover, white cloth-covered card cover with illustrations on both the front and back covers, entitled "Belt Buckles and Brocades of the Third Reich" by LTC (Retired) John R. Angolia, First Edition, copyrighted by the author in 1982, published by R. James Bender Publishing of San Jose, California, printed in the United States of America, designed by James Bender, typeset by Clyborne Typographics, ISBN 0-912138-23-8. The book documents and illustrates the various military, political and civil belt buckles issued during the Third Reich. It begins with an Acknowledgements, followed by an Author's Request, an Introduction, Buckle Manufacture, The Belts, a List of Manufacturers of Belt Buckles, illustrations of the Manufacturer Logos, and a Glossary of Terms. The book is divided into three sections: 1. Military Belt Buckles (Army (Heer), Reserve Defense Forces (Landwehr), Navy (Kreigsmarine), Air Force (Luftwaffe)); 2. Political Belt Buckles (SA (Storm Battalions), SS (Internal Defense/Home Guard Units), NSKK (National Socialistic Motor Corps), NSFK (National Socialistic Flying Corps), RLSV (National Air Sport League), RLB (National Air Raid Protection League), HJ (Hitler Youth), Studentbund (Student League), Pfadfinderbund (German Boy Scouts), Reichsbanner (Reichsbanner Youth), Political Leader, Labor Organizations (AAD, FAD, RAD, NSBO, DAF), Werkschutz Reitz, Organization Todt, Technical Emergency Service (TeNo), Para-Military Organizations); 3. Civil Belt Buckles (Civil Organizations, Factory Protection, Police, Fire Defense (bearing various German states insignia), State/National/Private Forestry Service, Diplomatic, Customs, Postal Defense, State Railway (Reichsbahn), Red Cross, National Bureau of Mines, Gymnastics Association (Turnverein), along with others). It concludes with an assortment of Miscellanenous Buckles, along with a five page Index and Collector's Check List. The book contains 192 pages of text and multiple photographs, printed in black ink, on a white coated paper stock, measuring 157 mm (w) x 235 mm (h) x 15 mm (d), with a Canadian Veterans Museum Association of Wasaga Beach previous owner's stamp in black ink on page 3, exhibiting light wear on the front cover, along with light soiling on the edges and and undulation on the pages due to water damage, however, the pages within have not stuck together, the images of the various items unaffected, the reference material invaluable. Fair to Fine.