Great book! I didn't realize that I got an older edition, but that's OK... I'm more interested in the "classic" minoxes, like the Minox-B. This book talks about the original vision of the Minox camera by Zapp, the rather confusing situation relating to the manufacture and sale of the Minox due to WWII and the occupation of Latvia by the Soviets, then the Germans, then the Soviets again. The manufacturing passed over to Germany (primarily) after the war and there were some changes to the board, so the speak. All very confusing but Moses addresses this. The book talks about the differences between individual camera models, the special lens that makes the Minox practical and several manufacturing facts. There is a chapter that very briefly discusses the use of the Minox in espionage (which is probably what it's best known for) and a lot of good information on special accessories. The book doesn't really look much at the Minox in popular culture (which I think is a mistake... you could almost do a whole book on that topic alone!) and it doesn't include information on how to operate the original Minox, but it does include serial numbers for identifying when your Minox C was made and other practical info so it balances out. Lavishly illustrated with photos.
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