GERMAN SWORDS OF WORLD WAR II
A Photographic Reference
by Thomas M. Johnson

Available April 2006!

This 3-volume set on World War II German swords by LTC (Ret.) Thomas M. Johnson, a leading collector and authoritative researcher, is a follow-up to his successful and highly acclaimed 4-volume series on World War II German Daggers by Schiffer Publishing (2005). LTC Johnson is the author of some twenty-six reference books on the subject of German edged weaponry. This sword series has been designed to aid not only the beginning collector, but also the seasoned advanced collector and specialist. These volumes are the result of many years of arduous research conducted on both sides of the Atlantic, and are a scholoarly study that is more than a perfunctory annotation and illustration of the known basic patterns. Also, the series is a study of a culture and the crafts that actually produced the blades, as well as being a manual in the art of collecting them. The embracing scope is both educational and recreational, and adds a whole new dimension to this popular collecting subject as a whole. Within these books one finds the historical background, the manufacturing techniques, constructional information, the actual basic patterns, variations and rarities, and a whole host of salient facts of absorbing interest.

Volume 1 - Army
9” x 12”, over 400 color and b/w photographs, 304 pages, hardcover
$79.95 + Postage

Volume 2 - Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, SA, SS
9” x 12”, over 400 color and b/w photographs, 304 pages, hardcover
$79.95 + Postage

Volume 3 - DLV, Diplomats, Customs, Police and Fire, Justice, Mining, Railway, Etc.
9” x 12”, over 400 color and b/w photographs, 336 pages, hardcover
$79.95 + Postage

ALL VOLUMES WILL BE AVAILABLE INDIVIDUALLY FROM Johnson Reference Books & Militaria