Militaria: Tangible Military History

Olive-Drab.com has an extensive set of pages covering many of the most interesting and popular categories of militaria, primarily from the American military. These sections of Olive-Drab.com will provide crucial information and photos to help evaluate the authenticity and history of all types of militaria.

Here is a directory of those pages. Many of these links are the main page of large sections. See the Olive-Drab.com Site Directory for a more complete list of the pages.

• Soldier's Clothing & Gear
• Paper Militaria
• Insignia
• Medals & Ribbons
• Gerry Cans (Gas & Water)
• Militaria Websites & Dealers
• Militaria On-line Auctions
• Militaria Magazines
• U.S. Army WW II Collector's Guide

Three female Marines, in dress blue uniforms, raise the morning colors, Marine Corps Base, Quantico, VA, 7 May 1969.

Militaria suppliers and dealers are available by searching the Olive-Drab.com Military Supplier database. Use the quick index at the bottom of any page or the Search Page.

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Recommended Book about WW II Militaria

• Government Issue: U.S. Army European Theater of Operations Collector Guide

Find More Information on the Web

There are many fine websites that have additional information on this topic, too many to list here and too many to keep up with as they come and go. Use this Google web search form to get an up to date report of what's out there.

For good results, try entering this: militaria. Then click the Search button.

Militaria Directory

Militaria consists of all the military things from the past that are still available today. It also includes items from today's military that will be history tomorrow. Collectors, reenactors, and many others appreciate and enjoy these items as a link to important military people and events of the near or distant past.

Everything that was worn, used, carried, or consumed by a soldier falls into the militaria category today. Items that were given little consideration at the time -- e.g. a C-ration can -- may be quite valuable if you have it now. Photos show beaches and other combat areas littered with such things, sometimes being pushed into the sea to make way for more important cargo. We wish we had them in our collections today.

The advent of on-line auctions has made these gems from the past more available than ever, but not necessarily less expensive to acquire.

Sewing MP armbands at the Quartermaster Corps. Philadelphia Depot, May 1942.

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