I have to say their focus on the provenance of the photo is really immaterial and they should know it. The background of the photos has nothing to do with the demonstrated backgrounds of the two men in question. And the silly argument used both here, by a couple, last night, and at other places, that other, non Nazi or nationalistic books are sold = ergo, the person selling this stuff has no Nazi sympathies is a no go with me.

Years ago, I ordered a copy of Gen. Guderian’s memoirs (well known to military historians as an early proponent of use of massed armor in warfare) through an advertisement in Military History magazine, a well known publication. The seller was some innocuous dealer name. Imagine my surprise, then rage, when the book arrived it came along with a catalog from an outfit called Institute for Historical Review. Holocaust deniers of the very worst kind, and every event in world history had a corresponding conspiracy theory book. There were about 4 or 5 titles that you can find in most libraries, reprints of famous ,legitimate military histories. This is one way they expose people to their bastardized theories. Sell legitimate items,known to be in demand for history buffs, as a come-on or teaser for their bile.

I was on their mailing list against my will. Luckily I had a sympathetic postmaster and we put a stop to those mailings. Last night a person mentioned “just paratrooper songs” for sale there. They weren’t “just paratrooper songs”, i.e., modern German Armed Forces, they were the WW2 Fallschirmjaeger, the Nazi paratroopers, from probably the most heavily Nazified branch of service in the Wehrmacht, outside of the SS. And a lot of other clueless comments were made that I’ll pass on for now.