
German Swords of World War II - A Photographic Reference
Vol.1: Army
Thomas M. Johnson(Author)
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Published on 11. April 2006
Book
Hardback
304 pages
978-0-7643-2432-1 (ISBN)
Description
This three 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 four volume series on World War II German daggers by Schiffer Publishing (1995). 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 scholarly study that is more than a perfunctory annotation and illustration of the known basis 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.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Atglen
United States
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
With dust jacket
Illustrations
over 400 color and b/w photographs
Dimensions
Height: 312 mm
Width: 238 mm
Thickness: 40 mm
Weight
2379 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7643-2432-1 (9780764324321)
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