Chris_Baker Posted 18 April , 2014 Share Posted 18 April , 2014 Aside from eBay and ABE, do pals have any recommendations regarding sources of German regimental histories? That is, to buy rather than loan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barkalotloudly Posted 18 April , 2014 Share Posted 18 April , 2014 I have purchased some very good cheap books [two of the scarcest official history volumes}from a dealer in Germany I will see if I can find his name for you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GraemeClarke Posted 18 April , 2014 Share Posted 18 April , 2014 Chris Not quite what you are after but someone may be interested https://archive.org/details/historiesoftwohu00unit Regards, Graeme Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dust Jacket Collector Posted 18 April , 2014 Share Posted 18 April , 2014 Have you asked Tom Donovan? He's rarely let me down over many years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_Baker Posted 18 April , 2014 Author Share Posted 18 April , 2014 I haven't asked anyone other than through this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartH Posted 18 April , 2014 Share Posted 18 April , 2014 Chris for any book new or old, the starting point is www.bookfinder.com. Obviously you have to click the language for German. One of the things it gets over is the non cookie price adjustment, you get the base price from amazon for example. The best German site is http://www.zvab.com/index.do. Happy Hunting! Barkalot was that Volume 13 and 14 of Der Weltkrieg? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_Baker Posted 18 April , 2014 Author Share Posted 18 April , 2014 Vielen dank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barkalotloudly Posted 18 April , 2014 Share Posted 18 April , 2014 Chris for any book new or old, the starting point is www.bookfinder.com. Obviously you have to click the language for German. One of the things it gets over is the non cookie price adjustment, you get the base price from amazon for example. The best German site is http://www.zvab.com/index.do. Happy Hunting! Barkalot was that Volume 13 and 14 of Der Weltkrieg? no they were the british volumes "east Africa" and "Togoland" brilliant condition and VERY cheap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlesmessenger Posted 18 April , 2014 Share Posted 18 April , 2014 Chris Why not try Jack Sheldon, whose knowledge of German regimental histories is second to none Charles M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_Baker Posted 18 April , 2014 Author Share Posted 18 April , 2014 Why, Charles? Is he selling his collection? I know which ones I seek. IWM hold copies of many of them on my list. Just wondering about availability of copies. There are a few of most of them on zvab (thanks MartH), priced pretty similarly to original British histories. Now just have to weigh up buying a few, compared to IWM's photocopying charges ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AOK4 Posted 18 April , 2014 Share Posted 18 April , 2014 Hello, I own several hundreds of German regimental histories myself and I must say that eBay is the most interesting place to go hunting for them, unless price is not an issue. You have to bear in mind that some regimental histories are extremely scarce though and may get very expensive if they ever pop up. Others are for sale regularly. Jan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlesmessenger Posted 19 April , 2014 Share Posted 19 April , 2014 Chris I thought that Jack might have sources for obtaining them. Charles M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartH Posted 19 April , 2014 Share Posted 19 April , 2014 Jan has a fabulous collection, he will know. There are over 800 in total. I would use the German eBay directly not rely on eBay cross searches. Does anyone know any good online bibliographies? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Sheldon Posted 19 April , 2014 Share Posted 19 April , 2014 Chris These books when available are typically very pricy. Those published on a large scale are naturally cheaper, but guards, cavalry etc can cost up to €250 each. Depending on what exactly you want, you might consider a visit to the Bundeswehr Military History office in Potsdam instead. The rail service from Berlin is cheap and excellent. The library, which is open to the public, holds about 1,600 histories. Photocopying is permitted and the last time I used the system it was 10 cents an A4 sheet. You need a large bag of euro coins with you. During my last visit, I copied 1,000 relevant pages from umpteen different histories in two days. Apart from access to the information, you get the bonus of a couple of nights in Berlin. There are other possibilities, but that is the one I know best and use the most. If you go down this route, get in touch and I can pass on further information. Jack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_Baker Posted 19 April , 2014 Author Share Posted 19 April , 2014 Ooh, I like that idea Jack. Time to do some sums. Thank you all for your information and comments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Sheldon Posted 19 April , 2014 Share Posted 19 April , 2014 No problem. As I mentioned contact me if you wish for suggestions on where to stay and how to get to Potsdam and on to the library. Jack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken S. Posted 19 April , 2014 Share Posted 19 April , 2014 Some WWI regimental histories have already been scanned. Most are familiar with Hathitrust, which is only available in the US, but there are a few elsewhere. Some of the ones from Hathitrust were available POD through amazon for a relatively low price, but in some the photos didn't scan, and in one of the books pages were missing. These same books, I later learned, were available free to view online here: http://www.bookprep.com/ also, just came across this: Reserve-Infanterie-Rgt. Nr. 27 im Weltkriege 1914/1918 http://www.wbc.poznan.pl/dlibra/docmetadata?id=306324&from=&dirids=1&ver_id=&lp=1&QI= Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmac Posted 19 April , 2014 Share Posted 19 April , 2014 If you are happy to receive pdf versions of a very wide range of regimental/unit histories at a price of 5 Euros each then go here: http://www.military-books.de.vu/ I have bought 20+ books from Patrick with no problems. He has hundreds of German unit books not only WW1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MLW Posted 19 April , 2014 Share Posted 19 April , 2014 Try this website - lots of regimental histories on CD. The website is somewhat disorganized, but I think you may find its contents worthwhile. Regards, Marc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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