German WWII Daggers and Edged Weapons of Hitler's Germany by Major James Atwood- Self-published in Berlin, Germany, 1965, This is a first edition hardcover copy of this book. This volume is the first complete reference work on the edged weapons of early Germany and was published only a few short years after the war ended. Research and publication were accomplished at that critical time in the history of an era when live witnesses are still available. The author spent extensive time in the German "City of Swords," Solingen, obtaining firsthand, analytical information from the few surviving factory managers and craftsmen who created the pieces illustrated in this work. This book contains 240 pages, which are clean and intact. Tight binding. The dust cover is present on this book and covered in a protective plastic cove, and other than some shelf scuffing and cracking to the plastic cover, it is in excellent condition. Long since out of print!