This volume illustrates the evolving patterns issued to the Waffen-SS, from the first ''plane-tree'' pattern to the rare 1945 ''Leibermeister'', including several ''mystery'' patterns. It contains rare original uniforms, from private collections, photographed in colour and worn by live models. This book - and it's companion volume, ''Camouflage Uniforms & Post-War Derivatives'' - have sections illustrating post-war derviative patterns from a number of countries, which have been passed off to the unwary as rare wartime items.