Germany, Third Reich. Belt Buckles and Brocades of the Third Reich, Revised Edition

Hardcover, entitled "Belt Buckles and Brocades of the Third Reich, Revised Edition" by Lieutenant Colonel John R. Angolia (Retired), copyrighted by the author in 2001, First Edition, published by R. James Bender Publishing of San Jose, California, printed in the United States of America, ISBN 0-912138-77-7. It chronicles in great detail the assorted designs, manufacturing methods, along with the makers and their marks behind the buckles and their accompanying brocades for the various divisions and organizations in the Third Reich, through the extensive use of detailed text and photographs, plus vintage photographs of many people wearing the assorted items, divided into five sections: General Information, Military, Political, Civil and Other. It begins with an Acknowledgements, followed by a Table of Contents. The book is divided into thirty-five chapters: Section A - General Information: 1. Buckle Manufacture (Fabrication Techniques, Material, Manufacturing Firms, Manufacturing Logos, Buckle, Leather, RZM Control, Sales Manual, Post-war Utilization); 2. Open-claw Buckles; Section B - Military: 3. Army (Weimar Era, Third Reich); 4. Legion Condor, etc.); 5. Navy (Weimar Era, Third Reich); 6. Luftwaffe (DLV/Fliegerschaft, Luftwaffe 1934-1945, RM Göring); Section C - Political: 7. Adolf Hitler; 8. Political Leaders; 9. SA (Enlisted, Wehrmannschaften, Officer); 10. SS (Enlisted Officer); 11. NSKK (Enlisted Officer); 12. NSFK (Enlisted Officer); 13. Youth Organizations (DJ, HJ, HJ Leader, BDM, NSDAP Jugend, Reichsbanner Youth, Pfadfinderbund, Studentenbund, DJK); 14. The Labor Services (AAD/FAD); 15. NSBO; 16. DAF Werkschar; 17. Organization Todt; 18. TeNo (Enlisted, Officer); 19. RLB (Enlisted, Officer); 20. Veteran Organizations (Stahlhelm, Front Heil); Section D - Civil: 21. Police Organizations (Schutzpolizei, Gendarmerie, etc., Fire Police); 22. Justice/Penal; 23. Customs; 24. Postal; 25. Railway; 26. Red Cross (Enlisted, Officer); 27. Forestry (State, Reichsnährstand, Private, National, Hunting Association); 28. Diplomatic/Government; 29. Mining Associations; 30. Commercial/Trade; 31. German Athletic Association; Section E - Other: 32. Miscellaneous; 33. Unattributed; 34. Buckle Pistol; 35. Reproductions. It concludes with a Color Addendum featuring twenty-one color plates, a two page Glossary of Terms and a two page Bibliography. The book contains 656 pages of text in English, along with multiple photographs, most of which are printed in black ink, complemented by twenty-one color plates placed near the back of the book (pages 631-651) that are printed in four-color inks, on a coated paper stock, with images printed on the front and back covers in color, measuring 157 mm (w) x 235 mm (h) x 37 mm (d). It exhibits slight edge wear on the cover, however, the pages within remain pristine. Near extremely fine.