Author: A. G. StonePublisher:
ISBN: 9780854202478
Category : Victoria Cross
Languages : en
Pages : 73
Book Description
The Campaigns and Medals of the Honourable East India Company and the Indian Army
Author: A. G. StonePublisher:
ISBN: 9780854202478
Category : Victoria Cross
Languages : en
Pages : 73
Book Description
Campaigns and Medals of the Honourable East India Company and the Indian Army
Author: A.G. StonePublisher:
ISBN: 9780854201396
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 76
Book Description
Campaigns and Medals of the Honourable East India Company and the Indian Army and the Victoria Cross and George Cross Recipients of the Honourable East Indian Company and Indian Army
Author: A. G. StonePublisher:
ISBN: 9780854203086
Category : George Cross
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
Battles of the Honourable East India Company
Author: M. S. NaravanePublisher: APH Publishing
ISBN: 9788131300343
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
This book deals with all major battles of the East India Company, starting with the naval battle off the coast of swally (Suhali) in 1612 to the Second Sikh war and Annexation of the Punjab in 1849. The Afghan and Burma Wars and the Mutiny of 1857 are excluded. Chapter II deals with the Geographical Portrait and Climate of History of India in which the company operated. Chapter III traces the Evolution of the political and Military Ethos of the Company . Chapters IV to X describe the various battles - against the Portugues and the Dutch, against the Mughals, the French, the Marathas, Haidar and Tipu, the Gorkhas and the Sikhs. Chapter XI discusses the reasons why the Company triumphed.
The Indian Wars Campaign Medal
Author: John Melvin CarrollPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Indians of North America
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
Victoria Cross Heroes
Author: Michael AshcroftPublisher: Headline
ISBN: 0755364503
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 287
Book Description
This ebook edition contains the full text version as per the book. Doesn't include original photographic and illustrated material. VICTORIA CROSS HEROES tells the stories of over 150 individuals whose bravery has earned them the Victoria Cross, Britain's most prestigious medal for courage in action. The book is introduced by Michael Ashcroft, who owns over ten per cent of all VCs ever awarded. He explains the history of the medal and the story of his fascination with it. The main text of the book tells the stories of both those recipients whose medals are in his collection and those whose stories featured in the television series. Each chapter covers a different conflict, from the Crimean War to Iraq.
War Medals and Their History
Author: William Augustus StewardPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Military decorations
Languages : en
Pages : 586
Book Description
Journal of the United Service Institution of India
Author: United Service Institution of IndiaPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : India
Languages : en
Pages : 822
Book Description
The Indian Army List
Author: British Military Medals
Author: Peter DuckersPublisher: Pen and Sword
ISBN: 1473829836
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 251
Book Description
Fully revised second edition of Peter Duckers best-selling guide to military medals. This second edition of Peter Duckers best-selling British Military Medals traces the history of medals and gallantry awards from Elizabethan times to the modern day, and it features an expert account of their design and production. Campaign and gallantry medals are a key to understanding - and exploring - British and imperial military history, and to uncovering the careers and exploits of individual soldiers. In a series of succinct and well-organized chapters he explains how medals originated, to whom they were awarded and how the practice of giving medals has developed over the centuries. His work is a guide for collectors and for local and family historians who want to learn how to use medals to discover the history of military units and the experiences of individuals who served in them.