The German Generals

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About the book 400 pages, approx. 850 colour photographs, contemporary BW-photographs and illustrations, bound in linen with a protective cover. 29.5 x 26.0 cm Content Covering the generals, the war ministries and the general staffs, it brings us another step closer to completing the picture of the colorful uniforms of the Imperial German Army in the period between 1871 and 1914. Descriptions of the uniforms are illustrated with color photographs of items worn by well-known historical figures such as Kaiser Wilhelm II, Generals von Moltke and von Mackensen, Graf von Zeppelin and members of the various Germanic royal houses. Most of these have never been published before. This book presents a unique collection of helmets, uniforms, epaulettes, shoulder pieces and edged weapons, which are mainly stored in the depots of important German museums and Huis Doorn in the Netherlands. Contemporary illustrations – mainly photographs – show the uniforms as they were worn by their famous owners, along with other well-known as well as unknown generals and officers. These complement and help to illustrate the text and the items of uniform and equipment shown in the colour photographs. The book is structured in such a way that it deals first with the generals and then the war ministries of the kingdoms of Prussia, Bavaria, Saxony and Wurttemberg followed by their general staffs. Due to the size of the Prussian Army, its generals make up the body of the first part of the book, followed by the Prussian generals in the contingents of the Grand Duchies of Hesse and Mecklenburg-Schwerin, all illustrated by original pieces. Next, the generals of Wurttemberg, Saxony and Bavaria along with the Duchy of Brunswick are covered. The second and third parts of the book deal with the various German war ministries and general staffs, in each case providing an outline of their historical development followed by descriptions of their uniforms and equipment.