SA Book

[415]

Hi,

Can anyone recomend a good historical book with lots of pictures about the SA. Thanks.

Chris

[Larry deZeng]

Check these out:

http://books.stonebooks.com/cgi-bin/...bjects?1002474

[stonemint]

This came out in 1985, but still holds up well, and is profusely illustrated. Bill Shea has one for 75 bucks, but you can find it on ebay as well.

[stonemint]

Its called "The SA: A Historical Perspective" by Jill Halcomb (Jill, where are you now?!)

[Mark C. Yerger]

"The Brown Battalions," is a reprint of period material with a lot of photos. Includes some of SA Generals. Strange, as big and important as it was early in the 3rd Reich, little has been done on the SA. "The SA Generals" by Campbell is good but only has a few photos and you asked about photo books.

[415]

I put an order form in on the book on Bill Shea's site. Havn't heard anything back yet.

[john moody]

Hi all,
the best printed publication on the SA was a special edition of the *Volkisher Beobachter" (very rough translation) FOR 1938 which was totally devoted to the SA after the purge during the "night of the long knives".
I wish there was a modern publication about SA uniform.
Considering there were many thousands 0of SA men in Germany throughout the Thirties and and war period, very little seems to have been preserved about these para-military units.
Would anyone on the forum reccomend a book on the SA?

Best wishes.

John.

[ramon]

I can't speak about a special edition concerning the SA published by Völkischer Beobachter. I would need to see a scan of the cover to believe it exists. On the other hand, I do know about the special issue published by Illustrierte Beobachter and it is a pictorial delight for those interested in the SA. It came with a tipped in color portrait of Lutze.

This is a truncated scan of the cover of this title as it's larger than the bed of my scanner.


Ramon

[john moody]

Hi Ramon,

My apologies, you are right in the naming the special edition as being produced by the Illustrierter Beobachter; your scan is the cover of the book I also possess.
I also have a copy of the 1937 special edition "Das Deutschland Adolf Hitlers", which is also very interesting, but in my opinion not as good as the SA special.

Best regards,

John.

[ramon]

Hallo John,

Illustrierter Beobachter published several special issues such as the two thus far mentioned. All have SA illustrations to a more or less extent.

I would also commend the OP to ckeck out several of the cigarette albums that have extensive SA coverage such as Männer und Ereignisse (Men and Events), volumes 1 and 2. Volume 1 is shown below. The old standbys of Deutschland Erwacht, Adolf Hitler etc are useful as well. Other titles are available if of interest.

Cheers,

Ramon

[ramon]

If the OP is interested in the uniforms and insignia of the SA there are 2 titles worth pursuing if he's not faint of wallet. Here's the first.

[ramon]

Here's the 2nd. Sadly, these 2 references will each burn up anywhere from 500 to 1000+ USD.