Bill Shea, world-renowned militaria expert, has been a regular fixture within the militaria collecting community for the past six decades. In addition to contributing to over forty reference books on WWII Collectibles, he has co-authored an acclaimed reference book entitled “The Collector’s Guide to the Distinctive Cloth Headgear of the Allgemeine and Waffen-SS”. Hundreds of items Bill has owned appear in these well-known books. Bill has also become an acclaimed writer, venturing into his four-volume series entitled THE STORIES BEHIND THE TREASURES OF WORLD WAR II, “The Making of a Collectorholic”.

After graduating from college in 1967, Bill received his master’s degree in education and taught secondary school history and English for several years.