German must-have books for a well-assorted library?

[Volker_Nemsch]

Hello!

The AERODOME FORUM has a wonderful list of ENGLISH books concerning the various aspects of early and WW1 aviation. But you have to win in the lottery (and I mean a really big lottery prize) to buy them all. I think that we can agree that Dan-San’s book about Schlachtflieger is one every WW1 aviation enthusiast should have in his shelf – as well as some of the books published by Grub Street and the small Windsock Publications. And there are surly other definite books I don’t even know about …

The depressingly constant lack or money in my purse leads to the following question:

What GERMAN books are a ‘must-have’ in a well-assorted library and where can you get them for a reasonable price?

Some of us have the advantage to understand and read more than one language. Therefore this thread is divided into three parts (or threads) – for books in ENGLISH, FRENCH and GERMAN. Are there must-have books in these other languages?

Any comments or hints are welcome!

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[dpolglaze]

Volker,

You can't get the best one anywhere at a budget price, but Unsere Luftstreitkrafte (compiled by Eberhardt) is for my money a top reference covering the German air weapon in WWI. Tough to find under $400 though.

Georg Paul Neumann's "Die Deutschen Luftstreitkrafte Im Weltkriege" was translated and published in English, but it was only a partial tranlsation. The original work was 600 pages. Also not a budget book, typically selling in the $250+ range, but a fine reference.

Original German copies of Der Rote Kampfflieger are worth the read.

Dan

[Josef Chyle]

Hallo Volker,

ich kann mit reinem Gewissen Bücher wie "Das Kriegstagebuch der Jagdstaffel 12" von Michael Schmeelke oder "Aus der Chronik der Jagdstaffel 32" von J. Mückler empfehlen.
Sehr emfehlenswert ist für jeden k.u.k.-Fan das Buch "Die Albatros (Oeffag) Jagdflugzeuge der k.u.k. Luftfahrtruppe" von Peter Schiemer.

Zu den neusten Büchern auf diesem Gebiet gehört "Der Rote Baron. Die ganze Geschichte des Manfred von Richthofen." von Joachim Castan.

Josef

[Josef Chyle]

Zu meinen Lieblingsbüchern gehört auch Fokker Dr.I (Motorbuchverlag, Serie "Flugzeuge die Geschichte machten"), Flugzeug Profile- Fokker Dr. I (Nr. 19) und Albatros D.II (Nr. 38)- siehe hier:

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Interessant ist auch das Buch "Der Zeppelin, 100 Jahre Luftfahrtgeschichte" von Ch. Chant.

Zu den älteren Büchern gehört weiter Waffen-Arsenal Special Band 3-"Flugzeugraritäten des ersten Weltkriegs 1915-17" von W. Scheibert.