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FACTORY OF THE ELITE GERMANY'S REPLACEMENT ARMY - 1935 TO 1945 AND PANZERGRENADIER-DIVISION GROSSDEUTSCHLAND
Book Type: C,O By Scott Pritchett, big heavy oversize book with dustjacket, 556 pages The exclusive book is a newish book by Scott Pritchard. He did five huge books for Schiffer, a 3 volume set on the Grossdeutschland and a two volume set called Panzer Feldjacke. Schiffer no longer publishes these beast so he decided to self publish. Scott told me this volume is basically volume four of his Grossdeutschland set. He wanted to make it uniform in appearance but Schiffer wouldn't let him do a matching jacket so he had to start from scratch on designing the dustjacket The big issue is that he only prints 50 copies at a time. He did 50 last year and sold the book at his printing cost which is $150 per book! So he let me add to this printing and able to get the price down a bit but it's still insane how much is cost to print and this will be the only time I do this and once I sell out I have no idea when another print run might occur as Scott told me he has no plans to print anymore. One reason it cost so much is that this isn't a cheap digital on demand book but a high quality production. Factory of the Elite is a first of its kind compilation of the German army’s replacement and training system, organized into seven chapters. As with previous volumes on the history, uniforms, and insignia of the elite unit, “Großdeutschland” (Schiffer Publishing, 2010), this volume details the unit within the broader context of the Wehrmacht - specifically the recruiting, training, and replacement system of the Ersatzheer. The Wehrmacht's levy system of young male citizens is contrasted with the special treatment and requirements for volunteers into “Großdeutschland” units. The German army was comprised of a wide variety of arms and services, but only some were represented within “Großdeutschland”. All arms and services and associated Wehrmacht schools and courses are comprehensively cataloged to provide the background for understanding the training and professional education that were available to soldiers, sergeants and officers who served within “Großdeutschland”. The final two chapters include descriptions of the garrisons used by the “Großdeutschland” replacement and training base presented in a “then and now” format. Lastly, a detailed study of the history of the “Großdeutschland” replacement base structure as it developed year-to-year between 1939 and 1945, as driven by the events experienced by the frontline units it supported, is presented in depth. The chapter has numerous cameo presentations on interesting aspects of the lives of soldiers in the home zone, such as activities, routines, awards, medical care, and photography. 
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