Schiffer Military Books

This book is the history of V./(Z)LG 1, a Zerstörergruppe (destroyer-group) which, like most of the Luftwaffe destroyer units equipped with the Messerschmitt Bf 110 twin-engined heavy fighter, was disbanded at the end of 1940...

The Republic Aviation Corporation F-84 series, the Thunderjet, Thunderstreak, and Thunderflash was the United States Air Forces’ first Post World War II jet fighter. As a somewhat sad result of this, it has been ignored...

The 1st Air Commandos were sired by General of the Army Henry H. “Hap” Arnold and brought to life by the imagination of two men, Lieutenant Colonel Philip G. Cochran and Lieutenant Colonel John R....

This book, the first in a multi-volume history of German aviation, provides a comprehensive and detailed analysis of of jet aircraft design and development in Germany. The solid description, unique photo material, historical documents, numerous...

This is a brutal story – but, from the safety of fifty years distance in time – it is an extremely compelling one. It is also an enduring lesson that a military unit, formed under...

The writing of this book, the first in-depth and fully detailed research about the early years of the Chel Ha’avir – from the light-plane days to the supersonic fighters received roughly ten years later –...

It is almost impossible to capture, in a single word, the enormous impact Dustoff had on the Vietnam War. However, John Cook has done it in a most compelling, sensititve manner. Here, for the first...

1930-1940 era Junkers aircraft in its civilian and wartime roles.[AuthorName]By (author) Joachim Dressel[/AuthorName][AuthorBio][/AuthorBio][NumIllustration]over 90 b/w photographs[/NumIllustration][CoAuthor][/CoAuthor][SubTitle][/SubTitle][ColorPattern]over 90 b/w photographs[/ColorPattern]

This little known Heinkel fighter design was eventually canceled yet saw service in the Spanish Civil War.[AuthorName]By (author) Hans-Peter Dabrowski[/AuthorName][AuthorBio]Hans-Peter Dabrowski was born in Hanover on 10 August 1946. His father was a metal worker...

All new photo collection of the famed 88mm in its anti-air and tank roles on a variety of war fronts.[AuthorName][/AuthorName][AuthorBio][/AuthorBio][NumIllustration]over 80 b/w photographs, line drawings[/NumIllustration][CoAuthor][/CoAuthor][SubTitle][/SubTitle][ColorPattern]over 80 b/w photographs, line drawings[/ColorPattern]

This volume is a valuable illustrated documentation of German Flak guns, using photos largely unpublished to date, and includes their use on all fronts in both the air and ground roles. Included are the 37mm,...

Coverage of a variety of improvised German self-propelled anti-tank guns on a variety of war fronts.[AuthorName]By (author) Horst Scheibert[/AuthorName][AuthorBio][/AuthorBio][NumIllustration]over 100 b/w photographs[/NumIllustration][CoAuthor][/CoAuthor][SubTitle][/SubTitle][ColorPattern]over 100 b/w photographs[/ColorPattern]