Links that may help
Ed Kane, author/webmaster
The following links may prove of interest, though many in are in German only. If you know of others that should be added please let me know. Click on the titles.
German Castle Association
In German only. Based out of the castle Marksburg in Braubach on the Rhine river, this is the organizational headquarters.
Official Information - State of Bavaria
English (and other) language option
Destination Germany
Official travel information
English (and other) language option
Note: The following four German National Tourist Office listings all lead to the same website. They are listed here to provide individual contact information for each.
German National Tourist Office/New York
122 E 42nd St 52nd Floor
New York, NY 10168
(212) 661-7200
gntonyc@d-z-t.com
German National Tourist Office/LA
11766 Wilshire Blvd #750
Los Angeles, CA 90025
(310) 575-9799
Email: gntolax@aol.com
German National Tourist Office Chicago
P.O. Box 59594
Chicago IL, 60659-9594
Telephone: +1 (773) 539-6303
Email: gntoch@aol.com
German National Tourist Office/Toronto
480 University Avenue
Suite 1410
Toronto, Ontario M5G 1V2
Telephone: +1 (416) 968-1685
Email: info@gnto.ca
U.S. Military in Germany
A helpful site for those of you preparing for a military transfer to Germany. Most important - do not lose touch with Roads to Ruins.
So Much Material, So Little Time
The following is a list of material I have relied on for my research. Many of these books are in German only and are noted accordingly. Many are out of print, but may be found through used bookstores and online.
| Title | Lang | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Medieval Germany: 1056-1273, 2nd Edition | E | Oxford University Press |
| The Origins of Modern Germany | E | W. W. Norton & Co. (Reprint: Basil Blackwell Publishing Ltd.) |
| The Oxford Illustrated History of Medieval Europe | E | Oxford University Press |
| Castles of Europe | E | Park Lane/Crown Books |
| Castles: Their Construction and History | E | Dover Publication, Inc. |
| German Castles and Palaces | E | The Vendome Press |
| Penguin Atlas of Medieval History | E | Penguin Books Ltd. |
| The Germanic People: Their Origin, Expansion & Culture | E | Barnes & Noble Books |
| Time to Travel: Travel in Time to Germany's finest stately homes… | E | Scnell & Steiner GmbH |
| Burgen: Zwischen Werra und Elbe | G | Greifen Verlag Zu Rudolstadt |
| Deutsche Ritter - Deutsche Burgen | G | C. Bertelsmann Verlag GmbH |
| The Germanic Invasions: the Making of Europe AD 400-600 | E | Barnes & Noble Books |
| Forts & Castles: Masterpieces of Architecture | E | Smithmark Publishers |
| Crusader Castles | E | Cambridge University Press |
| Burgenromantik der Fränkischen Schweiz | G | Verlag Fränkischer Tag |
| Castles: Concise Color Guides Series | E | Longmeadow Press |
| Gast im Schloss | E | Gast im Schloss Association |
| Die Deutsche Burg: Die Kunst dem Volke | G | Allgemeinen Vereinigung für christliche Kunst |
| Deutschland | G | Verlag von Ernst Wasmuth AG |
| Burgen und Schlösser in Deutschland | G | Mairs Geographischer Verlag |
| Castles of Germany | E | Stars and Stripes Publishing |
| Saxony's Finest Palaces, Castles and Gardens: Castle Routes | E | Administration of the Castles of Saxony |
| Burgen und Schlösser | G |
Hessen Touristik Service e.V. |
| Fereinregion Vulkanische Osteifel | G/E | Rhein-Mosel-Eifel-Touristik |
| Rheinland-Pfalz Burgen & Schlosser | G | Fremdenverkehrsverband Rheinlan-Pfalz |
| Deutsche Burgen: und Feste Schlösser aus allen Ländern Deutscher Zunge | G | Karl Robert Langewiesche Verlag |
| A History of the Middle Ages | E | Barnes & Noble Books |
| Warfare in Feudal Europe: 730-1200 | E | Cornell University Press |
| A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century | E | Balantine Books |
| Germany in the High Middle Ages c1050-1200 | E | Cambridge University Press |
| The Barbarian Invasions: History of the Art of War, vol.II | E | Bison Books/University of Nebraska Press |
| Medieval Warfare: History of the Art of War, vol. III | E | University of Nebraska Press |
| Life in Medieval Times | E | Perigee Book/G. P. Putnam's Sons Publishing |
| Castles and Fortresses | E | Metro Books/Michael Friedman Publishing Gp. |
| War in European History | E | Oxford University Press |
| Life in a Medieval Castle | E | Harper & Row (reprint, Thomas Y. Crowell Co.) |
| Life in a Medieval City | E | Harper & Row (reprint, Thomas Y. Crowell Co.) |
| The Medieval Castle | E | Barnes & Noble Books |
| The Cross & the Crescent: A History of the Crusades | E | Sterling Publishing Co., Inc. |
| Medieval Fortifications | E | Leicester University Press |
| The High Middle Ages in Germany: 1000-1300 | E | Benedikt Taschen Publishing |
| Cathedrals and Castles: Building in the Middle Ages | E | Harry N. Abrams |
| Castles | E | Wordsworth Editions Ltd. |
| The History of Chivalry and Armor | E | Portland House |
| World History Fact Finder | E | Gallery Books/W.H. Smith Publ. |
| Medieval Technology and Social Change | E | Oxford University Press |
| An Illustrated History of Arms & Armour | E | Wordsworth Editions Ltd. |
| The Medieval Soldier | E | Harper Collins/Barnes & Noble |
| Die Deutschen Burgen & Schlösser in farbe | G/E | Wolfgang Krüger Verlag |
| Medieval Fortress: Castle, Forts and Walled Cities of the Middle Ages | E | De Capo Press |
| Historical Atlas of the Medieval World: AD 600-1492 | E | Barnes & Noble Books |
| The Medieval Archer | E | Barnes & Noble Books |
| Anatomy of the Castle | E | Metro Books/Friedman-Fairfax Publishers |
| Weapons: An International Encyclopedia from 5000 BC - 2000 A.D. | E | St. Martin's Press |
| Castle | E | Houghton Mifflin Co. |
| The Medieval Warrior | E | BCL Press |
| The Flowering of the Middle Ages | E | Barnes & Noble Books |
| Castle: Cross Section | E | Dorling Kindersley |
| Cambridge Ilustrated History of Germany | E | Cambridge University Press |
| Medieval Civilization: 400-1500 | E | Barnes & Noble Books |
| Penguin Atlas of Ancient History | E | Penguin Books Ltd. |
| The Battle that Stopped Rome | E | W.W. Norton & Co. |
| The Medieval Underworld | E | Barnes & Noble Books |
| European Castle guide | G/E | B&B Verlag |
| Perlin deutscher Burgen und Schlösser | G | Deutsche Burgenvereinigung e.V. |
| Bamberg: The German Peoples' Dream City | E | Verlag Fränkischer Tag GmbH |
| German Castles, Palaces and Stately Homes | E | Deutsche Zentrale für Tourismus e.V. |
| Castles and Palaces of the Province of Hesse | E | Castles and Palaces of the Province of Hesse |
| Rhine Guide: from Mainz to Koblenz, 3rd ed. | E | Kunstverlag Edm. Von König |
| The Penguin History of Medieval Europe | E | Penguin Books Ltd. |
| The Early Germans, 2nd Edition | E | Blackwell Publishing |
| The Middle Ages | E | Mariner Books/Houghton Mifflin Co. |
| Warfare in the Medieval World | E | Pen and Sword Military |
| Burgen: Des Deutschen Mittelalters - Groundplans | G | Flechsig Stürtz Verlag GmbH, |
| Castles: A History and Guide | E | Blandford Press |
| Medieval Castles and Cities | E | Chartwell Books, Inc. |
| Castles and Warfare in the Middle Ages | E | Dover Publications, Inc |
| Penguin Historical Atlas of Ancient Rome | E | Penguin Books Ltd |
| A History of Engineering in Classical and Medieval Times | E | Barnes & Noble Books |
| A History of Architecture | E | Butterworths Group |