The Collector's Guide to the Distinctive Cloth Headgear of the Allgemeine and Waffen-SS

1st edition dust jacket As New quarto 304pp., colour & b/w plates, notes, 'An organised, chronological guide to the evolution and development of the myriad types of soft headgear worn by the SS. As the pre- and war-years progressed, geographical areas of operation changed, and the composition of the SS divisions evolved, so also, did the headgear worn by these troops. With a great number of examples with over 600 photos including more than half in colour. The overwhelming majority of these pictures, including many rare original candid period snapshots, have never been seen before in any previous publication.