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Wouter HasI have been collecting WW2 militaria since I was a boy. About ten years ago, I decided to focus on WWII US Army, specializing in the history and equipment of the US Paratroops.
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Airborne 44 comic strip – part 4 out now
I picked this one up today. It came out in Dutch this week, only 5 months after part 3. It’s really well done, as all the previous parts. Highly recommended. I took a picture of a frame from the beginning … Continue reading
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Book review: Wartime Jeeps
This book has been on my Amazon want-list for some time, awaiting publication. Now it’s here, and it was worth the wait. Great color photos of different versions of wartime Jeeps (and Bantams and Fords…). I will be drooling over … Continue reading
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Book review: Parachute Rifle Company
Parachute Rifle Company is a very useful book for re-enactors of WW2 paratroopers, and also interesting for collectors, but not a must-have. It contains many color photos and plenty of detailed info on how to gear up, how to manoeuvre, … Continue reading
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Book review: First Airborne Task Force
First Airborne Task Force is a rare reference book. It was published in 1998 and has not been reprinted. With 500 pages, this is a huge and heavy book. That’s more than Detrez 2 volumes on Normandy combined. This book … Continue reading
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Objectif Carentan – Paratrooper reference book Normandy
This book from Heimdal publishing is dedicated specifically to the fighting in and around Carentan, Normandy 6-15 June 1944. It is in French, but to be honest I have only looked at the pictures and their captions, and still it’s … Continue reading
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First edition of “Paratrooper!” by Gerard M. Devlin
This fine leather-bound first print presentation copy came out in 1979 in a limited edition of 500 copies. Mine is signed by the author and by Lt. General Yarborough, the founder of the paratroops. It has a dedication by the … Continue reading
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Airborne 44 comic strip – part 3 out now
I wasn’t sure this series would ever continue beyond part 2, but part 3 just came out and it is beautiful. This volume is still called ‘Airborne’ but actually covers the involvement of the 29th Infantry Division in D-Day. I … Continue reading
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New paratrooper comic books
I recently bought these comic books at Amazon. WW2 comic books have seen a real boom the past 2 years. Most of them are WW2 aviation related, but some are specifically airborne related, so they deserve to be mentioned on … Continue reading
Paratrooper log book
A nice new addition to my collection is this paratrooper log book. It is undated, but judging by the contents this must be an early war publication. Inside are pages to record the paratrooper’s own personalia and notes for each … Continue reading
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Up Front by Bill Mauldin, original 1945 first edition
The cover is quite worn, but it’s such a great opportunity to get a first edition of the collected cartoons of Bill Mauldin for just a few dollars. Even a reprint will cost you more (and this book has been … Continue reading
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