Schiffer Military Books

This book is the first ever illustrated study devoted exclusively to the famous Mercedes 770K parade car used by Hitler during most of the 1930s, and into the 1940s, both in peace and war. Culled...

These groundbreaking volumes present, for the first time, a comprehensive view of the World War II German Army’s most elite formation: “Großdeutschland”. Exceptional detail of rare uniforms and unique insignia are woven with Großdeutschland’s history...

These groundbreaking volumes present, for the first time, a comprehensive view of the World War II German Army’s most elite formation: “Großdeutschland”. Exceptional detail of rare uniforms and unique insignia are woven with Großdeutschland’s history...

Gliders formed a special category of aircraft within the Luftwaffe. While other aircraft types were used for many years, as a rule gliders were conceived for short service lives, in some cases just a single...

These groundbreaking volumes present, for the first time, a comprehensive view of the World War II German Army’s most elite formation: “Großdeutschland”. Exceptional detail of rare uniforms and unique insignia are woven with Großdeutschland’s history...

Much has been written about the Mosquito, but this book features the young pilots and navigators who carried out daring operations against targets in Europe. Their stories are as compelling today as they were over...

“Forever Forward” is the first in-depth account of K-9 Operations during the Vietnam War, and provides a behind the scenes look at how Allied forces employed dog teams in a variety of roles, the evolution...

Among the different Luftwaffe units that formed the Legion Condor, one in particular stands out for its important Naval Air contribution: the Aufklärungsstaffel See/88 (AS./88 or the Maritime Reconnaissance Squadron), although it was also officially...

This long-awaited book fills a gap in knowledge of the uniform clothing, headgear, equipage, and weapons of the United States Navy during the Civil War period. Based on original accounts from official documents, newspapers, diaries,...

This new book is the companion volume to Glenn’s 2006 “United States Marine Corps Uniforms, Insignia, and Personal Items of World War II” (see page 57 of this catalog). With numerous rare and never before...

What was successively titled the 4th Bomb Wing, 3rd Bomb Division and finally 3rd Air Division entered combat with the VIII Bomber Command in May 1943. Under the charismatic leadership of Gen. Curtis LeMay, the...

From summer 1941, some 100,000 Russians served in the German Wehrmacht, mostly as so called Schutzmannschaften under the command of the German Police (Höhere SS- und Polizeiführer) in the eastern occupied areas. The most famous...