The New Heitai Book is Now Available

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The new book "Heitai - Uniforms, Equipment & Personal Items of the Japanese Infantryman, 1931-1945", is now available. It's 463 pages, thousands of color illustrations - basically, as much information as could possibly be packed into 463 pages.

Retail price is $99, but you can get it from Shooting Gallery Books for $90. Mike at Shooting Gallery Books is very customer oriented and it is a no nonsense customer friendly experience.

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[Der Texaner]

Looks outstanding! Adding to my list of things to buy.

Regards,
Joel

[Nick Komiya]

I bought his book on WW2 German Infantry gear at a show here last weekend. At first glance it's an attractive book full of photos, but a more careful look revealed it to be full of fakes. His book must have the highest ratio of fakes in it than any other recent book I've seen --a dream come true for many who sell fakes. I still say it's fun to look at, but there are serious questions about the integrity of the content.
I suspect similar or worse here, so you might want to inspect the book before investing in it.

[Der Texaner]

Thank you Nick, I'll do that.

Regards,
Joel

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I bought his book on WW2 German Infantry gear at a show here last weekend. At first glance it's an attractive book full of photos, but a more careful look revealed it to be full of fakes. His book must have the highest ratio of fakes in it than any other recent book I've seen --a dream come true for many who sell fakes. I still say it's fun to look at, but there are serious questions about the integrity of the content.
I suspect similar or worse here, so you might want to inspect the book before investing in it.

That's an interesting point. Maybe someone can start a thread on both books so that the repros can be identified.

[Ardire]

Looks interesting, I'll have to buy it as well.
Best, Russ

[robbo1964]

I bought my copy at the Milan show a few weeks back ,and think as an all round work its ok ,however the helmet section is very poor indeed ! on the smaller items like equiptment and personal bits its worth the money .The overal presentation and photography is super . The writer would have been wise to have a look at the GHW forum and here before going to print where the headress were concerned though
regards
R64

[William Eledge]

I bought his book on WW2 German Infantry gear at a show here last weekend. At first glance it's an attractive book full of photos, but a more careful look revealed it to be full of fakes. His book must have the highest ratio of fakes in it than any other recent book I've seen --a dream come true for many who sell fakes. I still say it's fun to look at, but there are serious questions about the integrity of the content.
I suspect similar or worse here, so you might want to inspect the book before investing in it.

Please tell more, what items are fakes??

[Nick Komiya]

I'll only give one example. In the blanket section, the one with Heereseigentum written across it in green is a post war Austrian army blanket posing as WW2 German.

[Dean Brock]

I got a chance to look at it as well. There are several collectors complaining that photos they own have been snatched off the internet and used in this book without due credit.

[BRUNO FRANCK]

hello guys

i think a collector friend of me have the book and i now there are german pocketlights in the book that are postwar

greetings bruno

[adlerfan53]

This is great to know before I spent some money on the book. This is what the forum is all about.

[gunto]

I skip the book and buy a navy knot instead.