Rolf Noeske, Claus P. Stefanski: The German Navies 1818–1918
Militaria Publishing House. Two text volumes with illustrated section in slipcase, 1336 pages, including 304 color plates; hardcover volume with dust jacket. Format: 26×18.5 cm.
After nearly ten years of research, the authors present in this two-volume work of 1336 pages, including 304 color plates, a standard reference work on the uniforms, armament, and equipment of the German navies from 1818 to 1918. As background, both the organization and the personnel, career path, and rank structures of enlisted personnel as well as military and civil officials are presented in detail. Detailed information on topics such as deployments of naval infantry in the tropics or the Marine Corps on the land front in Flanders complement the comprehensive picture, which extends from the Royal Prussian Navy to the end of the Imperial German Navy after the end of World War I. An extensive illustrated section at the end of each volume provides detailed graphics of numerous uniform items and equipment pieces.
Volume 1:
The first volume describes initially all Prussian “naval uniforms” from 1818 to 1848, the founding year of the Royal Prussian Navy, and subsequently those of the navies of the German Confederation and the Imperial Navy. The uniforms, armament, and equipment are presented in the context of the historical and organizational background.
Subsequently, the organization, personnel and rank structure, uniforms, armament, and equipment of the Royal Prussian Navy including the Federal Navy of the North German Confederation and the Imperial German Navy under Kaiser Wilhelm I and Kaiser Friedrich III during the period 1848 to 1888 are comprehensively treated. Seafaring personnel, naval troops, and naval officials as well as individual ranks and career paths are discussed in detail.
A detailed presentation of certain objects such as cap ribbons, edged weapons, and firearms was omitted where extensive specialized literature is already sufficiently available. Where specific additions and corrections were necessary, however, they were incorporated into the respective chapters.
Over time, the ranks, designations, and—often concurrently—the spelling in regulations and directives changed. The same applies to offices and naval units. Even the ranks last used (in 1918) frequently do not correspond to our modern ones. To provide the reader with better understanding, old rank designations and names of offices within a chapter were standardized as much as possible.
The illustrations of uniform and equipment items are compiled in a separate illustrated section with numerous color graphics at the end of the volume.
Volume 2:
The second volume describes first the extensive changes during the reign of Kaiser Wilhelm II until his abdication in November 1918, which resulted not only from the extensive modernization program of the German fleet. The scope extends from the distinctive features of uniforms, equipment, and armament of ship crews including dress uniforms to equipment for landing operations as well as that for the naval infantry during their deployments in the tropics and subtropics. This concerns both the khaki and brown drill uniforms of the garrison of Kiautschou as well as the clothing of the Naval Expeditionary Corps in Kamerun, Deutsch-Südwestafrika, Deutsch-Ostafrika, and China as well as the Marine Infantry Detachment Skutari.
The situation of naval troops on the land front in Flanders is also presented in detail. Although not designated for mobilization, the Imperial Navy provided troops that were deployed in ground combat on the front lines of the land front and at the coastal front. Starting from the organization of the Marine Corps with its variety of combat formations including aviation and naval units as well as shipyards and bases, the uniforms, armament, and equipment are presented for the units on the land front. Due to initial improvisations, a varied picture initially emerged in all areas until a nearly uniform appearance—despite all material shortages—could be achieved in field gray.
After the end of World War I, the appearance of the Imperial Navy remained until August 1, 1919, after which the emblems of the Imperial era gradually disappeared.
The second volume concludes with an extensive appendix on rank structure and designations of the respective career paths including military and civil officials, a comprehensive source and literature index, as well as the separate, detailed color illustrated section.
For deliveries to non-European countries, increased shipping costs may apply. We ask for a consultation.
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After nearly ten years of research, the authors present in this two-volume work of 1336 pages, including 304 color plates, a standard reference work on the uniforms, armament, and equipment of the German navies from 1818 to 1918. As background, both the organization and the personnel, career path, and rank structures of enlisted personnel as well as military and civil officials are presented in detail. Detailed information on topics such as deployments of naval infantry in the tropics or the Marine Corps on the land front in Flanders complement the comprehensive picture, which extends from the Royal Prussian Navy to the end of the Imperial German Navy after the end of World War I. An extensive illustrated section at the end of each volume provides detailed graphics of numerous uniform items and equipment pieces.
Volume 1:
The first volume describes initially all Prussian “naval uniforms” from 1818 to 1848, the founding year of the Royal Prussian Navy, and subsequently those of the navies of the German Confederation and the Imperial Navy. The uniforms, armament, and equipment are presented in the context of the historical and organizational background.
Subsequently, the organization, personnel and rank structure, uniforms, armament, and equipment of the Royal Prussian Navy including the Federal Navy of the North German Confederation and the Imperial German Navy under Kaiser Wilhelm I and Kaiser Friedrich III during the period 1848 to 1888 are comprehensively treated. Seafaring personnel, naval troops, and naval officials as well as individual ranks and career paths are discussed in detail.
A detailed presentation of certain objects such as cap ribbons, edged weapons, and firearms was omitted where extensive specialized literature is already sufficiently available. Where specific additions and corrections were necessary, however, they were incorporated into the respective chapters.
Over time, the ranks, designations, and—often concurrently—the spelling in regulations and directives changed. The same applies to offices and naval units. Even the ranks last used (in 1918) frequently do not correspond to our modern ones. To provide the reader with better understanding, old rank designations and names of offices within a chapter were standardized as much as possible.
The illustrations of uniform and equipment items are compiled in a separate illustrated section with numerous color graphics at the end of the volume.
Volume 2:
The second volume describes first the extensive changes during the reign of Kaiser Wilhelm II until his abdication in November 1918, which resulted not only from the extensive modernization program of the German fleet. The scope extends from the distinctive features of uniforms, equipment, and armament of ship crews including dress uniforms to equipment for landing operations as well as that for the naval infantry during their deployments in the tropics and subtropics. This concerns both the khaki and brown drill uniforms of the garrison of Kiautschou as well as the clothing of the Naval Expeditionary Corps in Kamerun, Deutsch-Südwestafrika, Deutsch-Ostafrika, and China as well as the Marine Infantry Detachment Skutari.
The situation of naval troops on the land front in Flanders is also presented in detail. Although not designated for mobilization, the Imperial Navy provided troops that were deployed in ground combat on the front lines of the land front and at the coastal front. Starting from the organization of the Marine Corps with its variety of combat formations including aviation and naval units as well as shipyards and bases, the uniforms, armament, and equipment are presented for the units on the land front. Due to initial improvisations, a varied picture initially emerged in all areas until a nearly uniform appearance—despite all material shortages—could be achieved in field gray.
After the end of World War I, the appearance of the Imperial Navy remained until August 1, 1919, after which the emblems of the Imperial era gradually disappeared.
The second volume concludes with an extensive appendix on rank structure and designations of the respective career paths including military and civil officials, a comprehensive source and literature index, as well as the separate, detailed color illustrated section.
For deliveries to non-European countries, increased shipping costs may apply. We ask for a consultation.
Pour les livraisons dans des pays non européens, des frais d'expédition plus élevés peuvent s'appliquer. Nous demandons une consultation.
