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Buying and Selling Wartime Collectables

Author : Arthur Ward
Publisher : Crowood Press UK
ISBN 13 : 9781861268921
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (689 download)

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Download or read book Buying and Selling Wartime Collectables written by Arthur Ward and published by Crowood Press UK. This book was released on 2007-08-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collecting militaria is a hobby that has grown enormously in recent years, spurred on especially by the burgeoning interest in the First and Second World Wars, and further fed by films, documentaries and re-enactments. The collecting scene has moved from the post-war army surplus stores to large dealers, international events and, above all, the internet. In this book Arthur Ward and Richard Ingram offer the benefit of their extensive knowledge and experience to guide you through the world of military collectibles from badges, books and posters, to helmets, tunics and weapons, and enable you to start or enhance your own collection. Around 250 superb color photographs clearly show items and the topics covered include: insignia; headdress; uniforms; equipment; weapons; ephemera; checking for authenticity and detecting fakes; preservation and display; buying and selling; and values, trends and forecasts.

A Guide to Wartime Collectables

Author : Arthur Ward
Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 1848848129
Total Pages : 177 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (488 download)

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Download or read book A Guide to Wartime Collectables written by Arthur Ward and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2013-09-16 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We live in the information age, a period that offers unrivalled data transfer and unlimited access to global archives. Collectors have never had it so easy. Today, at the click of a mouse, via the Internet they can exchange details about items they are looking for or send photos of things they want to sell, and communicate with dealers and like-minded enthusiasts located at opposite sides of the planet.??Online market places like eBay offer a cornucopia of accessible objects and the opportunity to, sometimes, purchase items at knock-down prices. However, being provided with unlimited access to information is only of any use if you know what you are looking for. The ever-expanding resource of the World Wide Web might be a repository of everything but if you are looking in the wrong section, or asking the wrong question, it can provide myriad dead ends rather than bang-on answers!??Collectors of militaria, that catch-all term that covers everything from army badges to gas masks, have always relied on ready access to reference works to help them navigate around the bewildering landscape of available collectables. Most of the classic reference works have been targeted at the experienced collector and are often difficult for the tyro to decipher. Something handier is needed.??The Beginner's Guide to Wartime Collectables is intended to be that easy to use guide. It will not only tell the novice about the major types of twentieth-century military collectables, it will also show what they look like and, importantly, what the newcomer should be looking for. It's also important to be sure you are purchasing authentic military artefacts and not mere reproduction items or, worse still, out and out fakes.??Written by a lifelong collector, this book is also full of the author's own photographs, many, like those showing details of insignia and other regalia, taken with specialist close-up lenses, so that every detail can be clearly seen.??The 100th anniversary of the outbreak of the Great War in August 2014 makes this publication very timely and, I hope, elevates commonplace items like postcards and crested china to their rightful place as definite military collectables.??As featured in Sussex Local Magazine

A Guide to Wartime Collectables

Author : Arthur Ward
Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 147382687X
Total Pages : 311 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (738 download)

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Download or read book A Guide to Wartime Collectables written by Arthur Ward and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2013-09-16 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Make sure you’re getting the genuine article with this “well-illustrated” guide and “must read” for collectors of twentieth-century military memorabilia (Antiques Diary). Written by a longtime collector, A Guide to Wartime Collectables tells readers what to look for when looking for authentic military items. From army badges to gas masks, this book covers the major types of twentieth-century military collectables. Arthur Ward shows what these items look like and what new collectors should be looking for to ensure they’re purchasing authentic artifacts and not reproductions. This book also includes photographs of the author’s collection that feature important details such as insignias and other regalia. “A very useful book written by an author who knows his stuff.” —The Armourer

Action Figures

Author : Arthur Ward
Publisher : The Crowood Press
ISBN 13 : 1785006886
Total Pages : 522 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (85 download)

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Download or read book Action Figures written by Arthur Ward and published by The Crowood Press. This book was released on 2020-02-24 with total page 522 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collecting Action Figures presents an alphabetical survey of each of the major toy manufacturers and the whole array of action figures they produced. Covering everything from old-school GI Joe and Action Man figures, including the fantastic toys of Louis Marx and Mego, right through to the game-changing Star Wars 3-inch action figures of the 1970s and 1980s, this is the must-have reference guide for enthusiasts and beginners alike. With over 200 colour photographs, it details the history of action figures arising from the launch of fashion dolls in the 1950s; it describes the industry and consumer reactions to the first action figures; it reviews the many different incarnations that came to market; it looks at film and television tie-ins and finally, provides an essential guide to where to find gems, what to pay and how to look after them.

Churchill's Secret Defence Army

Author : Arthur Ward
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1783469358
Total Pages : 404 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (834 download)

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Download or read book Churchill's Secret Defence Army written by Arthur Ward and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2013-03-19 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By the spring of 1940, the phoney war suddenly became very real. In April Hitler's forces, invaded Norway and a month later began their assault on France and the Low Countries. The Anglo/French allies were routed. The British escaped to fight another day after evacuating the bulk of their armies at Dunkirk. When on 10 May Winston Churchill became Prime Minister he soon discovered that the nation's defenses were in a parlous state and a Nazi invasion was a very real possibility. By the end of the month, nearly a million British citizens had joined the Local Defense Volunteers, soon to become the Home Guard, of Dad's Army fame. Churchill, however, realized the Home Guard was initially of little more than PR value, an important morale booster. A more serious deterrent needed to be created if Hitler's panzer divisions and the full might of the blitzkrieg were to be thwarted. Consequently, to supplement the sorely ill-equipped regular forces (all of their tanks and most of their artillery had been abandoned in France) a new, British resistance force was required. The intentionally blandly named Auxiliary Units might have been the answer. Formed in the Summer of 1940, in great secrecy, this force of 'stay behind' saboteurs and assassins was intended to cause havoc behind the German front line should the Wehrmacht gain a foothold in Britain. Their mission was to go to cover, hiding in underground bunkers for the first 14 days of invasion and then springing up, at nightfall, to gather intelligence, interrogate prisoners, destroying fuel and ammunition dumps as they went about their deadly business. Each Auxilier knew his life expectancy was short, a matter of weeks. He also knew he could not tell a soul about his activities, even his spouse. 'Dads Army' they were not. Following the publication of his 50th anniversary history of the Battle of Britain, A Nation Alone, written in association with the RAF Museum, Arthur Ward looked deeper into the story of the Invasion Summer of 1940 and enjoyed unique opportunities to interview those involved with Auxiliary Units at the very top and in the front line, as volunteers in a six-man cell.

The Other Side Of Airfix

Author : Arthur Ward
Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 1473822319
Total Pages : 267 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (738 download)

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Download or read book The Other Side Of Airfix written by Arthur Ward and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2013-02-18 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Airfix is synonymous with plastic model kits. The brand name has virtually become a noun, occupying a special place in that lexicon of trade names alongside Hoover, Sellotape, Perspex and Aqua-Lung.Throughout the war years Airfix survived on government contracts for a whole range of plastic items and by virtue of Kove's tenancious apetitie for business and doing a deal. By the war's end Airfix was the market leader in plastic injection moulded combs in Britain. By the time Airfix had released its first proper construction kit, a tiny model of Drake's flagship Golden Hind, in 1952, the firm was well established as a leading toy brand. Indeed throughout the 1950s, 60s and 70s Airfix invested heavily in developing new toys or manufacturing them under license for large US toy companies such as Hasbro. Very soon Airfix extended its activities beyond toys into games and arts and crafts and in short time famous names.Indeed so successful was Airfix at diversifying that by the 1970s the company had grown to such an extent that it had acquired other famous toy brands including Dinky Toys, Tri-ang, Meccano, and Romper Room. With its subsidiary Crayonne Airfix even harnessed the design talents of the then Terence Conranne in attempt to elevate plastic products to the rarified atmosphere of designer chic.So there's a lot more to Airfix than many might think and this book is the first attempt to document the myriad successful lines, outside of plastic kits, which contributed to the company's dramatic growth before a combination of factors forced it into brief liquidation in 1981. Written by someone with a lifetime's fascination for Airfix and who has written other books about the better known construction kit side of the business, The Other Airfix is a nostalgic trip down memory lane.

World War II Collectibles

Author : John Adams-Graf
Publisher : Krause Publications Incorporated
ISBN 13 : 9781440240706
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (47 download)

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Download or read book World War II Collectibles written by John Adams-Graf and published by Krause Publications Incorporated. This book was released on 2014 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides details about uniforms, military equipment, medals, weapons, and other collectibles from the World War II era, along with prices in dollars and British pounds.

Warman's World War II Collectibles

Author : John Adams-Graf
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1440240728
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (42 download)

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Download or read book Warman's World War II Collectibles written by John Adams-Graf and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2014-08-13 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collecting & Preserving WWII History Since the end of World War II, veterans, collectors, and history buffs have bought, sold, and traded the "spoils of war." Souvenir collecting began as soon as troops set foot on foreign soil. Soldiers looked for wartime trinkets and keepsakes to remind them of their time in the service, validate their presence during the making of history, and generate income when they returned home. Today these items help us understand and define a time when almost the entire world was at war. Newly expanded and completely updated, Warman's World War II Collectibles, 3rd edition, is a comprehensive full-color resource on World War II militaria. Illustrated with 1,800 all-new color images, the book is loaded with information and current values for uniforms, footwear, headgear, medals, firearms, bayonets, knives, personal items, accoutrements, and groupings--a new category--from the United States, Germany, England, Japan, the former Soviet Union, and other countries from 1939-1945. • 1,800 all-new color images and thousands of values • History and collector tips • Pros and cons of each collecting area • Availability and price ratings, as well as reproduction alerts • First-person accounts of the war

The Official Price Guide to Military Collectibles

Author : Richard Austin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780676600520
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (5 download)

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Download or read book The Official Price Guide to Military Collectibles written by Richard Austin and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than 4,000 prices listed.

World War II Collectibles

Author : Harry Rinker
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781850764328
Total Pages : 80 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (643 download)

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Download or read book World War II Collectibles written by Harry Rinker and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

German Military Ribbon Bars

Author : Mark Hayden
Publisher : Schiffer Pub Limited
ISBN 13 : 9780764312069
Total Pages : 70 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (12 download)

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Download or read book German Military Ribbon Bars written by Mark Hayden and published by Schiffer Pub Limited. This book was released on 2001-01-01 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: German Military Ribbon Bars fills an obvious gap in reference works on German awards and medals. Drawing on many resources from around the world, his own collection, and with many unpublished photographs from 1914-1970, author Mark Hayden examines German ribbon bars from World War I, the Inter-War years, World War II and finally those worn by veterans in the reconstituted Bundeswehr of 1957. The wide variety of construction, styles, and combinations are discussed in detail, along with information on values, availability, and reproductions. This book is sure to be a welcome addition to the libraries of militaria collectors and students of military history alike.

World War II German Military Collectibles

Author : Robert McCarthy
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780891451358
Total Pages : 80 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (513 download)

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Download or read book World War II German Military Collectibles written by Robert McCarthy and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Classic Toys of the 1960s and 1970s

Author : Arthur Ward
Publisher : Crowood Press (UK)
ISBN 13 : 9781847970343
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (73 download)

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Download or read book Classic Toys of the 1960s and 1970s written by Arthur Ward and published by Crowood Press (UK). This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By the early 1960s such famous toy brands as Airfix, Dinky, Corgi, FROG, Matchbox, Tri-ang, Meccano, Hornby and Scalextric had secured a firm hold on the imagination of children and hobbyists throughout the world. With over 400 colour photographs taken by the author, this is a reference work for the collector.

Kaapse bibliotekaris

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)

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Download or read book Kaapse bibliotekaris written by and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Issues for Nov. 1957- include section: Accessions. Aanwinste, Sept. 1957-

Military Collectables

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780861011674
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (116 download)

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Download or read book Military Collectables written by and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

World War II Collectibles

Author : Harry Rinker
Publisher : Running Press Book Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9781561382170
Total Pages : 88 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (821 download)

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Download or read book World War II Collectibles written by Harry Rinker and published by Running Press Book Publishers. This book was released on 1993 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An illustrated guide to the diverse array of memorabilia from World War II--field equipment, headgear, uniforms, arms, personal items and GI souvenirs.

Why Did Hitler Hate the Jews?

Author : Peter den Hertog
Publisher : Frontline Books
ISBN 13 : 1526772396
Total Pages : 267 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (267 download)

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Download or read book Why Did Hitler Hate the Jews? written by Peter den Hertog and published by Frontline Books. This book was released on 2020-09-30 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This investigation into the Nazi leader’s mindset is “an inherently fascinating study . . . a work of meticulously presented and seminal scholarship”(Midwest Book Review). Adolf Hitler’s virulent anti-Semitism is often attributed to external cultural and environmental factors. But as historian Peter den Hertog notes in this book, most of Hitler’s contemporaries experienced the same culture and environment and didn’t turn into rabid Jew-haters, let alone perpetrators of genocide. In this study, the author investigates what we do know about the roots of the German leader’s anti-Semitism. He also takes the significant step of mapping out what we do not know in detail, opening pathways to further research. Focusing not only on history but on psychology, forensic psychiatry, and related fields, he reveals how Hitler was a man with highly paranoid traits, and clarifies the causes behind this paranoia while explaining its connection to his anti-Semitism. The author also explores, and answers, whether the Führer gave one specific instruction ordering the elimination of Europe’s Jews, and, if so, when this took place. Peter den Hertog is able to provide an all-encompassing explanation for Hitler’s anti-Semitism by combining insights from many different disciplines—and makes clearer how Hitler’s own particular brand of anti-Semitism could lead the way to the Holocaust.