The images and text used on this and all other USM web pages are the copyrighted property
of USM Inc. Those images and the text may be used by others ONLY AFTER completion
of a formal international licensing agreement and payment of a licensing fee!
of USM Inc. Those images and the text may be used by others ONLY AFTER completion
of a formal international licensing agreement and payment of a licensing fee!
is **SOLD**. USM book # 172 |
| • For postage & USPS delivery confirmation you must add $5.50 to your payment. |
| • IF you wish to purchase optional insurance, add $2.75 to your payment of $200.50. |
| • We will be happy to ship abroad at additional cost. Please inquire. |
NAZI AFRIKAKORPS COLOR BOOK
BALKENKREUZ ÜBER WÜSTENSAND
(THE BALKAN CROSS OVER DESERT SAND)
SUPERB DAK PHOTO BOOK
(THE BALKAN CROSS OVER DESERT SAND)
SUPERB DAK PHOTO BOOK
This USM Books website is Copyright © 2010 by USM, Inc., and the text and images on it are fully protected by international copyright law. It is therefore, illegal for anyone to take any of the material found here and use it for their own purposes without our written permission, irrespective of any excuse they may feel they have for doing so.
This is a nice example of the 8 x 10-1/2 inch, 160 page, very, very heavily illustrated hard cover book Balkenkreuz über Wüstensand (The Balkan Cross over Desert Sand) subtitled “A Color Picture Book of the German Africa Corps” as published by Gerhard Stalling Verlag in Oldenburg, Germany in 1943.
Following a brief introduction by Generalfeldmarschall Erwin Rommel, this book consists of about 100 large, clear photos (60+ of which are in color) of the Deutsche Afrikakorps in action as shot by a Luftwaffe war correspondent company.
One of the best German color photo documents of World War II, the photographic material covers all aspects of the German war effort in Africa from aircraft to tanks, ships, weapons, personnel, prisoners and captured enemy equipment. Nice color shots of Rommel, Hauptmann Hans-Joachim Marseille, General der Flieger Geißler, General Fröhlich, etc.
The spine of this used example of Balkenkreuz über Wüstensand is taped and the front and back covers have yellowed with age (see picture above), however the content is in good condition.