Military History Books

* Abbott, Peter & Thomas, Nigel, GERMANY'S EASTERN FRONT ALLIES 1941-45, Osprey Publishing, 1982.

* Adams, Henry, ITALY AT WAR, WORLD WAR II, TIME/LIFE BOOKS, 1982.

* Ailsby, Christopher, WAFFEN-SS, THE UNPUBLISHED PHOTOGRAPHS, MBI Publishing, 1998.

* Anders, Wladyslaw, RUSSIAN VOLUNTEERS IN HITLER'S ARMY, 1941-45, Axis Europa, NY 1997.

* Axworthy, Mark, THIRD AXIS FOURTH ALLY, ROMANIAN ARMED FORCES IN THE EUROPEAN WAR, 1941-45, (Arms and Armour Press) 1995.

* Axworthy, Mark, THE ROMANIAN ARMY OF WORLD WAR II, Osprey publishing, 1991.

* Bender, R. & Taylor H., UNIFORMS, ORGANIZATION AND HISTORY OF THE WAFFEN-SS, (VOL. 1-5) Bender Press.

* Buchner, Alex, OSTFRONT 1944, Schiffer Publishing, 1991.

* Caballero, Carlos, FOREIGN VOLUNTEERS OF THE WEHRMACHT 1941-45, Osprey Publishing, 1983.

* Caballero, Carlos, RESISTANCE WARFARE 1940-45, Osprey Publishing, 1985.

* Cardona, Ricardo Recio, ESPANOLES EN LA SEGUNDA GUERRA MUNDIAL (EL FRENTE DEL ESTE), Vandalia Editions, 1999.

* Clark, Alan, BARBAROSSA THE RUSSIAN-GERMAN CONFLICT, 1967.

* Dank, Milton, THE FRENCH AGAINST THE FRENCH (COLLABORATION & RESISTANCE).

* Davis, Brian L., WAFFEN-SS, PICTORIAL HISTORY (Blandford Press), 1986.

* De La Maziere, Christian, THE CAPTIVE DREAMER, Saturday Review Press, 1974.

* Degrelle, Leon, CAMPAIGN IN RUSSIA, THE WAFFEN-SS ON THE EASTERN FRONT, IHR Publishing, 1990.

* Elting, John R., BATTLES FOR SCANDINAVIA, WORLD WAR II, TIME/LIFE, 1982.

* Ezquerra, Miguel, BERLIN A VIDA O MUERTE, Garcia-Hispan Editor 1990.

* Forbes, Robert, POUR L'EUROPE-THE FRENCH VOLUNTEERS OF THE WAFFEN-SS, Redwood Books, England, 2000.

* Fodor, Denis J., THE NEUTRALS, WORLD WAR II, TIME/LIFE BOOKS, 1982.

* Galey, John, GERMANY'S COSSACK WARRIORS, W.W.II Empire Press, March 1987.

* Jowett, Philip S., THE ITALIAN ARMY 1940-45, Osprey Publishing, 2000.

* Kleinfeld & Tambs, HITLER'S SPANISH LEGION, Southern Illinois Univ., 1979.

* Kleinwald, James, NO RELIEF FOR STUBBORN VOLUNTEERS, W.W.II Empire Press, May 1992.

* Kuhn and Kleine, TIGER, J.J. Fedorowicz Publishing, 1990.

* Kursietis, Andris J., THE HUNGARIAN ARMY AND ITS LEADERSHIP IN WORLD WAR II, Axis Europa, NY 1996.

* Landwehr, Richard, CHARLEMAGNE'S LEGIONNAIRES, 1989.

* Landwehr, Richard, ESTONIAN VIKINGS, Shelf books, 1999.

* Landwehr, Richard, ITALIAN VOLUNTEERS OF THE WAFFEN-SS, 1987.

* Landwehr, Richard, ROMANIAN VOLUNTEERS OF THE WAFFEN-SS, 1991.

* Landwehr, Richard, HUNGARIAN VOLUNTEERS OF THE WAFFEN-SS, 1988.

* Landwehr, Richard, LIONS OF FLANDERS, FLEMISH VOLUNTEERS OF THE WAFFEN-SS, 1941-45, Shelf Books, 1996

* Landwehr, Richard & Nielsen, Holger Thor, NORDIC WARRIORS, SS-PANZER GRENADIER- REGIMENT 24 DANMARK, EASTERN FRONT 1943-45, Shelf Books, 1999.

* Landwehr, Richard, FRONTFIGHTERS, NORWEGIAN VOLUNTEER LEGION OF THE WAFFEN-SS, R. Hunt pub., 1986.

* Lumsden, Robin, SS HIMMLER'S BLACK ORDER 1923-45, Sutton Publishing, 1997.

* Madeja, W. Victor, ITALIAN ARMY ORDER OF BATTLE: 1940-44, Valor pub. 1990.

* Madeja, W. Victor, ITALIAN ARMY HANDBOOK 1940-43, Game pub. 1984.

* Mitcham, Samuel W., HITLER'S LEGIONS, Stein & Day Publishing, 1985.

* Mollo and Taylor, UNIFORMS OF THE SS (VOL I-VI), Windrow & Greene, 1997.

* Munoz, Antonio J., FORGOTTEN LEGIONS-OBSCURE COMBAT FORMATIONS OF THE WAFFEN-SS, Paladin Press, 1991.

* Munoz, Antonio J., AXIS EUROPA Magazine, the journal of the Axis Allied Forces, 1939-45.

* Munoz, Antonio J., LIONS OF THE DESERT: ARAB VOLUNTEERS IN THE GERMAN ARMY, Axis Europa, NY 1996.

* Munoz, Antonio J., THE KAMINSKI BRIGADE, Axis Europa, NY 1997.

* Munoz, Antonio J., HITLER'S EASTERN LEGIONS Volume I, the Baltic Schutzmannschaft, Axis Europa, Inc. 1996.

* Munoz, Antonio J., YUGOSLAV AXIS FORCES IN PICTURES 1941-1945, Axis Europa, NY 1995.

* Norling, Eric, SWEDISH VOLUNTEERS IN THE SS DIVISION WIKING: 1941- 1945, SIEGRUNEN NO. 56, Spring 1994.

* Punka, George, HUNGARIAN AIR FORCE, Squadron/Signal publishing, 1994.

* Quarrie, Bruce, HITLER'S SAMURAI, THE WAFFEN-SS IN ACTION, PSL Publishing, 1986.

* Quarrie, Bruce, HITLER'S TEUTONIC KNIGHTS,SS PANZERS IN ACTION, PSL Publishing, 1986.

* Rex, Trye, MUSSOLINI'S SOLDIERS, Motorbooks Int., 1995.

* Rhodes, Anthony, PROPAGANDA,THE ART OF PERSUASION-WW2, Wellfleet Press, 1987.

* Schulze-Kossens, Richard, EUROPAISCHE FREIWILLIGE IM BILD, 1986.

* Schneider, Russ, GOTTERDAMMERUNG 1945-GERMANY'S LAST STAND IN THE EAST, Eastern Front/Warfield Books, 1998.

* Scurr, John, GERMANY SPANISH VOLUNTEERS 1941-45, Osprey Publishing, 1980.

* Silgailis, Arthur, LATVIAN LEGION, R. James Bender Publishing, 1986.

* Sourd, Jean-Pierre, TRUE BELIEVERS: Spanish Volunteers in the Heer and Waffen-SS, 1944-45, Europa Books, Inc., 2004.

* Strassner, Peter, EUROPEAN VOLUNTEERS 5 SS PANZER DIVISION WIKING, J. J. Fedorowicz Publishing, 1988.

* Thomas, N. & Abbott, P., PARTISAN WARFARE 1941-45, Osprey Publishing, 1983.

* Thomas, N & Mikulan, K., AXIS FORCES IN YUGOSLAVIA 1941-45, Osprey Publishing, 1995.

* Thornwald, Jurgen, THE ILLUSION, SOVIET SOLDIERS IN HITLER'S ARMIES, 1974.

* Windrow, Martin, THE WAFFEN-SS (REVISED EDITION), Osprey Publishing, 1982.

* Young-Collins, ILLUSTRATED W.W.II ENCYCLOPEDIA, (VOL. 1-24), 1978.

* Zucconi, Ernesto, SS ITALIANE IL NOSTRO ONORE SI CHIAMA FEDELTA, NovAntico 1995.

* Zucconi, Ernesto, DIVISIONE MONTEROSA, NovAntico 1996.

* TIME/LIFE BOOK SERIES, THE THIRD REICH, MILITARY BOOK VOLUMES.

* WORLD WAR II, Magazine series by Empire Press, 1987-1991.

* SIEGRUNEN THE WAFFEN-SS IN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE, MAGAZINE SERIES, Landwehr publishing, P.O. Box 6718, Brookings, OR 97415.

*VIDEO SOURCES * HISTORY OF THE WAFFEN-SS, 60 min. FUSION VIDEOS.

* WORLD WAR II HISTORY VOLUME COLLECTION, narrated by Walter Cronkite.

* HISTORY OF THE SS, 60 min., The History Channel.

Postal History Books

* Afangulskii, Ya, THE HOLY WAR AGAINST BOLSHEVISM, Third Reich Study Group (TRSG), Bulletin No. 85, 1987.

* Arrasich, Furio, CATALOGO DELLE CARTOLINE E DEI MANIFESTI RSI, Brossura Edition, 1991.

* Beede, Painter, Harper and Szymanski, GERMANY'S FOREIGN LEGIONS, German Philatelic Society, Specialist (GPS), VOL XIX, 1968, (Issues 1,3,5,6,7 & 9).

* Beede & Painter, SS MAIL OF THE GERMAN THIRD REICH, Postal History Journal, 1964.

* Beede & Werbizky, MAIL FOR OSTARBEITER IN WORLD WAR II, GPS April 1992.

* Bender, R. James, POSTCARDS OF HITLER'S GERMANY, R. James Bender Publishing, 2003.

* Buzzetti, Luciano & Vironda, Piero, UNIFICATO REPUBBLICA SOCIALE ITALIANA, POSTE DA CAMPO E FELDPOST 1943-1945, Fiorenzo-Zanetti Editions, 1997.

* Capparelli, Tom, THE MILITARY POSTCARDS OF WORLD WAR II, 1989.

* Cecchi, Aldo, L'ORGANIZZAZIONE DELLA POSTA MILITARE ITALIANA IN RUSSIA (1941-1943), Instituto di studi storici postali-Prato Dec 1982.

* Chavez, Rene, FELDPOST OF THE SPANISH BLUE DIVISION, TRSG Bulletin No. 100, 1991.

* Chavez, Rene, LEGION PROPAGANDA IN THE THIRD REICH, APS, July 1993.

* Chavez, Rene, ITALIAN FIELD POST OF THE 1941-43 RUSSIAN CAMPAIGN, APS, March 1994.

* Chavez, Rene, LVF-LEGION VOLONTAIRES FRANCAIS, APS, January 1996.

* Chavez, Rene, FOREIGN VOLUNTEERS IN THE FINNISH FORCES, APS, November 2001.

*Chavez, Rene, International Militaria Collector, Volume 7, Number 2, Achtung Panzer!, B&D Publishing LLC, July 2017.

* Clement, Alfred, HANBUCH DER MILITAR-LUFTPOST 1793-1954.

* Clement, Alfred, KLEINES HANDBUCH DER DEUTCHEN FELDPOST, 1952.

* Cerruto, Giorgio & Colla, Roberto, FRANGHIGIA MILITARE ITALIANA 1912-1946, Brossura edition 1995.

* Delany, A., NETAJI BOSE AND HIS AZAD HIND, Scott Stamp Monthly March 1991.

* Droese, B., LEGION-AUSGABEN des Krieges 1939-45, MICHEL March 1969.

* Fessak, Borys, UKRAINIAN DP CAMPS, POW CAMP, GOVERNMENT IN EXILE AND NATIONAL COUNCIL ISSUES, Ukrainian Philatelic & Numismatic Society, 1992.

* Friedman, H. A., GERMAN PROPAGANDA POST CARDS IN ITALY DURING WORLD WAR II, APS, July 1990.

* Giannetto, Cesco, ELENCO DELLA POSTA MILITARE ITALIANA 1940-45, Milano 70.

* Goin, Rene, HISTOIRE MILITAIRE ET POSTALE LVF, SS BRIGADE & CHARLEMAGNE, Le Monde des Philatelistes, (Oct., Nov. & Dec. 1967).

* Gyrsting, Niels & Poulsen, Peter, MAERKATPROPAGANDA I DANMAR ANTIFASCISTISK & FASCISTISK 1930-1945, Montsamlerens Forlag, 1995.

* Haarstad, W. A., THE DANISH LEGION, GPS Dec. 1957.

* Houston, R. J., MAIL SURVEILLANCE UNDER THE THIRD REICH, TRSG.

* Houston, R. J., CROATIAN UNITS IN GERMAN FORCES, TRSG Bulletin No. 35.

* Kannapin, Norbert, DIE DEUTSCHE FELDPOST, ORGANISATION UND LOCALISATION 1939-45, Biblio Verlag, 1980-82 (three volumes).

*Larsson-Fedde, Torbjorn, TYSK FELTPOST I SOR-NORGE "ABSCHNITT STAVANGER 1940-45, 1981.

*Lordahl, Erik, GERMAN MILITARY UNITS AND FELDPOST NUMBERS CONNECTED TO NORWAY 1940-1945, War & Philabooks Ltd, Tarnasen, Norway, October 2001.

* Lewis, James WAFFEN-SS FELDPOST NUMBERS AND ORDER OF BATTLE, Third Reich Study Group (TRSG).

* Lewis, James, FRENCH VOLUNTEER FORCES ON THE EASTERN FRONT, TRSG NO. 49.

* Moxter, Hans G., FINLAND-FIELDPOST, Noordische Staaten, 1978.

* Pidum, Joachim, DIE FELDPOST DER BLAUEN DIVISION, Catalog, 1971.

* Riemer, K. H., DIE UBERWACHUNG DES AUSLANDSBRIEFVERKEHRS WAHREND DES II WELTKRIEGES DURCH DEUTSCHE DIENSTSTELLEN, Rhein-Donau, 1979.

* Soldati, G., PANZER FELDPOST OFFICES, GPS April 1989.

* Soldati, G., LUFTFELDPOST MILITARY AIR MAIL SERVICE 1942-45, (Parts I & II) GPS January & March 1987.

* Stich, Dr. H. F. & Specht, J., CIVIL MILITARY CENSORSHIP DURING WWII, Vancouver, B.C. Canada, 1993.

* Szymanski, WORLD WAR II ANTI-COMMUNIST LEGION FIELDPOST, GPS Aug. 1955.

* Turunen, Sakari, FINNISH FIELD POST OF THE 1939-40 WINTER WAR, APS. Jan 1990.

* Vazquez Enciso, Manuel, HISTORIA POSTAL DE LA DIVISION AZUL, Espanoles en Rusia, Brossura Edition, Madrid, Spain 1995.

* Walker, John, THE BLUE DIVISION, STAMPS, Sep. 1981.

* MICHEL FELDPOST HANDBOOK, 2nd edition.

* LATVIAN LEGION, Journal of the Rossica Society of Russian Philatey, No. 64, 1963.

* PROJECT HIMMELBLAU (a computerized listing of German Feldpost numbers), By Third Reich Study Group, (TRSG).

* U.S. GOVERNMENT MICROFILM SERIES T-78 (FELDPOSTTUBERSICHT).

* OTHER SOURCES: Bulletins & Articles from TRSG, GPS, GERMANIA, DER- SAMMLER, APS, SIEGRUNEN, MICHEL, & SCOTT (VOL III) CATALOGS, etc.

NOTE:

The research presented on the foreign unit's postal history is based on philatelic literature and description taken from the stamps and postal covers of my collection

If you want to learn more about Third Reich Postal History, I recommend joining the Third Reich Study Group (TRSG), which publishes a quarterly journal, please contact:

Mr. Robert Dunn
3318 Running Cedar Way
Williamsburg, VA 23188

Military Awards & Cloth Insignia Reference Books

* Angolia, John R., FOR FUHRER AND FATHERLAND, MILITARY AWARDS OF THE THIRD REICH, 3rd Edition, Bender Press, 1976.

* Angolia, John R., CLOTH INSIGNIA OF THE SS, 2nd Edition, Bender Press, 1983.

* Angolia, John R. & Schlicht, Adolph UNIFORMS AND TRADITIONS OF THE GERMAN ARMY 1933-45, (VOL I & II), Bender Press, 1984 & 1986.

* Barac, Borna & Pogacic, Sinisa, GUIDE OF CROATIAN ORDERS, MEDALS AND INSIGNIA 1941-1945, OBOL, naklada, Zagreb, 1998.

* Berger, Robert J., WORLD OF DRESS DAGGERS 1900-1945, VOLUME I, Blacksmith, Corp. Publishers, 1994.

* Brenden, Geir & Schei, Derek M, NORSKE KRIGSFRIVILLIGE PA TYSK SIDE, 2005.

* Breyette, Thomas & Bender, Roger J., TANK KILLERS-HISTORY OF THE TANK DESTRUCTION BADGE, Bender Press, 2000.

* Davis, Brian L., UNIFORMS AND INSIGNIA OF THE LUFTWAFFE (VOL 1-2).

* Cagna, Cesar Ibanez, BANDERAS ESPANOLAS CONTRA EL COMUNISMO, Fundacion Rodrigo Publishing, 2000.

* Cardona, Ricardo Recio, EL SERVICIO DE INTENDENCIA DE LA DIVISION AZUL, LA VIDA COTIDIANA DE LOS EXPEDICIONARIOS (1941-1943), Fundacion Don Rodrigo, 1998.

*Chavez, Rene, International Militaria Collector, Volume 9, Number 3, The Severen and Tollenaere Commemorative Awards, B&D Publishing LLC, August 2020..

*Chavez, Rene, International Militaria Collector, Volume 4, Number 1, The Hungarian First Armored Field Division Badge, B&D Publishing LLC, June 2013.

*Chavez, Rene, International Militaria Collector, Volume 4, Number 2, The Croatian Paratrooper Military Qualification Badge, B&D Publishing LLC, September 2013.

*Chavez, Rene, International Militaria Collector, Volume 3, Number 2, The Norwegian Volunteer Legion, B&D Publishing LLC, Summer 2012.

*Chavez, Rene, International Militaria Collector, Volume 5, Number 2, The Croix de Guerre Legionnaire, B&D Publishing LLC, December 2014.