German Army rations - circa 1943

[Richard w.]

I found a great book over the weekend that shows the uniforms and equipment of German soldiers during WWII. These are modern photos of men wearing period uniforms.

There's one section that shows what a runner carrying chow up to the line looked like. It must have been a real adventure, jumping from shell hole to shell hole with a mermite strapped to your back.

The book is slightly oversized, so I couldn't scan the whole pages, but I recommend the book to everybody. Amazon.com is selling it for about $25, shipped. The last picture shows the cover.

[housil]

I found a great book over the weekend that shows the uniforms and equipment of German soldiers during WWII. These are modern photos of men wearing period uniforms.

There's one section that shows what a runner carrying chow up to the line looked like. It must have been a real adventure, jumping from shell hole to shell hole with a mermite strapped to your back.

The book is slightly oversized, so I couldn't scan the whole pages, but I recommend the book to everybody. Amazon.com is selling it for about $25, shipped. The last picture shows the cover.

This is amazing!!!!

Do you have an ISBN number maybe?

The messkit, the cutlery and the Esbit cocker is still in use. Also the Scho-ka-cola is still available.

[Richard w.]

Hello Housil-

Yes, the book is amazing. My scans don't do justice to the beautiful pictures. It was originally published in French, and was out of print for years.

Here's the link to the page on Amazon.com. There are two ISBN numbers in the listing for some reason:

ISBN-10: 2915239355
ISBN-13: 978-2915239355

http://www.amazon.com/o/ASIN/2915239355 ... d_i=507846