Can anyone recommend a good helmet reference book?

[Peter B]

I'd appreciate any recommendations as this is a new area for me.

Any info. would be appreciated. Thanks.

[Peter_Suciu]

Maybe just one or two:

Steel Pots
Chris Armold
R James Bender Pub
ISBN: 091213870X; (December 1997)

Painted Steel: Steel Pots, Volume II
Chris Armold
R James Bender Pub
ISBN: 0912138823; (September 2000)

The History of the German Steel Helmet, 1916-1945
Ludwig Baer
R. James Bender Publishing
ISBN: 0912138319 (January 1985)

The Pickelhaube: Volume 1 Line Infantry
J.A. Bowman
Imperial Publications
ISBN: 1-871498-007 (1989)

Les Casques De L’Armée Française: De 1915 à 1945
Frédéric Bruyelle, Renaud Mansuy and François Raquillet
E.S.P., 1997

Russian Helmets: from Kaska to Stalshlyem 1916-2001
Robert W. Clawson
R James Bender Pub
ISBN: 0912138823; (November 2002)

German Helmets 1933-1945
T.J. Goodapple and R.J. Weinand
Published by the authors
ISBN: 0685723364 (June 1981)

German Helmets 1933-1945: Volume II
T.J. Goodapple, W.R. Maertz and R.J. Weinand
Published by the authors (1981)

Helmets of the First World War: Germany, Britain & their Allies
Michael J. Haselgrove & Branislav Radovic
Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.
ISBN: 0-7643-1020-8 (2000)

SS Helmets: A Collector's Guide
Kelly Hicks
Reddick Enterprises
ISBN: 0962488356 (January 1, 1993)

SS Helmets: A Collector's Guide Volume II
Kelly Hicks
Reddick Enterprises
ISBN: 0962488356 (January 1999)

Combat Helmets of the Third Reich: A Study in Photographs
Thomas Kibler
Reddick Enterprises
ISBN: 1-929572-042 (2003)

Combat Helmets of the World
Paolo Marzetti
Parma (1996)

Elmetti/Helmets
Paolo Marzetti
Parma (2003)

German Helmets of the Second World War: Volume 1
Branislav Radovic
Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.
ISBN: 0-7643-1448-3 (2002)

German Helmets of the Second World War: Volume 2
Branislav Radovic
Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.
ISBN: 0-7643-1447-5 (2002)

U.S. Combat Helmets of the 20th Century: Mass Production Helmets
Mark A. Reynosa
Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.
ISBN: 0764303570 (August 1996)

Post-World War II M-1 Helmets, an Illustrated Study
Mark A. Reynosa
Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.
ISBN: 076431033X

Head Dress of Imperial Germany: 1880-1916
Paul Sanders
Schiffer Publishing, Ltd. (2001)
ISBN: 0-7643-1287-8

Stalhlhelm: Evolution of the German Steel Helmet (Revised and Expanded)
Floyd R. Tubbs with Robert W. Clawson
Kent State University Press (October 2000)
ISBN: 0873386779

[Peter B]

Thanks for the list Peter - what would be your recommendation for a good general book for helmet identification?

[Ty Smith]

Speaking of books,
As anyone got a copy of the new camo helmets book by Branislav Radovic. JohnB has some of his masterpieces in there, and maybe me too.

Kelly Hicks has his new one coming out in a month or two. That will be a must have for SS helmet collectors.,

[Theodor]

Good general book of helmet identification - definitely Paolo Marzetti's book, the 2003 edition!

[CRAIGGOODWIN]

Hi Peter

I was always told this is the "bible" so I recommend this :

The History of the German Steel Helmet, 1916-1945
Ludwig Baer
R. James Bender Publishing
ISBN: 0912138319 (January 1985)

Plus beacuse you are an assoc member you get a discount from Bender

[Peter_Suciu]

I was always told this is the "bible" so I recommend this : The History of the German Steel Helmet, 1916-1945

Agreed. It is certainly a good book with a lot of information. However for a beginner I'd recommend Floyd Tubbs Stahlhelm, the recent edition with Robert Clawson. That book gives a good overview, just don't trust the photos.

Then jump in Baer's book. The problem with this book is that it is a translation and some abridged version of the German edition and hence is terribly organized and a bit overwhelming.

[Frentebro]

Marzetti's HELMETS is a bargain & far superior to the earlier editions. Buy now before it goes out of print!
You can order direct from: http://www.tuttostoria.it