The German Army 1939-45 (1)

On 1 September 1939, when Germany attacked Poland, the Wehrmacht numbered 3,180,000 men.
It eventually expanded to 9,500,000, and on 8-9 May 1945, the date of its unconditional surrender on the Western and Eastern Fronts, it still numbered 7,800,000. The Blitzkrieg period, from 1 September 1939 to 25 June 1940, was 10 months of almost total triumph for the Wehrmacht, as it defeated every country, except Great Britain, that took the field against it.
In this first of five volumes examining the German Army of World War Two, Nigel Thomas examines the uniforms and insignia of Hitler's Blitzkrieg forces, including an overview of the Blitzkrieg campaign itself.

Dr. Nigel Thomas is an accomplished linguist and military historian formerly at Northumbria University, now a freelance military author, translator and military uniform consultant. His interests are 20th century military and civil uniformed organisations, with a special interest in Germany, Central and Eastern Europe. He was recently awarded a PhD on the Eastern Enlargement of NATO.
Stephen Andrew was born in 1961 in Glasgow, where he still lives and works. An entirely self-taught artist, he worked in advertising and design agencies before going freelance in 1993. Military history is his passion, and in the past few years he has established himself as a respected artist in this field. Since 1997 he has illustrated several Men-at-Arms titles including MAA 306: Chinese Civil War Armies 1911-49, and a series on the Italian armies of WWII.

The Record of the Wehrmacht
The High Command of the Army and the Wehrmacht
The Strategy
The Uniform of the German Army
Ranks and Responsibilities
Medals
The Plates