Paper Empires: 100 Years of German Paper Soldiers (1845 - 1945) (Hardcover)

These paper cut-outs developed from toys into a historically important reflection on the German military and social classes from the early nineteenth to the early twentieth century, culminating in their proliferation during the rise and reign of the Third Reich. They make it possible to take a tour through German military and political history, from the Battle of Jena-Auerstedt in 1806 right up to the Maginot Line in 1940. These German paper soldiers, or papiersoldaten zum ausschneiden are, without a doubt, unique visual images that, nowadays, are similar to archeological artifacts, which are very hard to find on the market. Even today, the number of preserved or catalogued images in German museums is very small, so this book, showing thousands of figures in 173 color images, is a an essential collection.

General

Imprint:	Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	September 2014
First published:	November 2014
Authors:	Rafael De Francisco Lopez
Dimensions:	279 x 216 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	128
ISBN-13:	978-0-7643-4740-5
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Antiques & collectables > Books, manuscripts, ephemera & printed matter
LSN:	0-7643-4740-3
Barcode:	9780764347405

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