HISTORY OF THE STEEL HELMET IN THE FIRST WORLD WAR Vol 1

This new illustrated two-volume set is a further detailed look at the helmets of all nations using an identifiable helmet during the First World War Following the authors' first book on First World War helmets (also available from Barbarossa Books), this set contains over one thousand full-colour, detailed photographs and over two hundred black and white photographs. Featured are rare and unique helmets, some previously unseen. The text includes a short history of the belligerent countries - setting the helmets and their development in context - as well as details and dimensions of all helmets. The helmets illustrated come from rarely seen private collections, as well as national museums, including items not currently on public display. This set is a superb reference for all helmet collectors and historians of World War I Volume 1 covers Austro-Hungary, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, France and Germany.