SS-Steel Parade and Combat Helmets book by Kelly Hicks.

An excellent condition & only lightly used 1st Printing copy of SS-Steel Parade and Combat Helmets of Germany's Third Reich Elite by Kelly Hicks published in 2004 by Bender Publishing.
SS-Steel by Kelly Hicks is a comprehensive reference guide designed to help historians and collectors identify authentic combat helmets worn by Nazi Germany's Schutzstaffel (SS).
The book focuses heavily on combating modern counterfeits by introducing a forensic approach to authentication. It details the exact factory production processes, shell stampings and liner styles, while establishing the crucial "maker-to-decal" correlation-proving how specific manufacturing plants applied distinct runic and party shield decals.
Packed with close-up macro photography, it tracks the evolution of these helmets from polished pre-war parade gear to rugged, camouflage combat variations worn on the front lines of World War 2.
Scarce book.