Download or read book The Iron Cross of 1939 written by Gordon Williamson and published by R James Bender Pub. This book was released on 2002 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This extensive study, the result of many years of painstaking research, provides the collector and historian with an in-depth analysis of all grades of the 1939 issue of the most famous military decoration of all time. As well as covering all major variants of the Iron Cross itself, miniatures, presentation cases and award documents with many of their variants are also included. Special emphasis has been placed on the various manufacturers, to include their markings and the minuscule but unique die characteristics of their products