Author: J. Harris GibsonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 102
Book Description
British War Medals and Other Decorations
Author: J. Harris GibsonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 102
Book Description
British Campaign Medals of the First World War
Author: Peter DuckersPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 0747811717
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 117
Book Description
Britain has issued medals rewarding war service since at least the early nineteenth century, and increasingly through the period of its imperial expansion prior to 1914, but examples of many of the early types are now scarce. However, few families escaped some involvement with “the Great War” of 1914 18, and many still treasure the medals awarded to their ancestors for wartime service. Today, with a growing interest in British military history and particularly in family history and genealogy, more and more people want to trace their ancestors' past. This book looks in detail at the origin, types and varieties of the British medals awarded for general war service between 1914 and '18, and gives advice on researching the awards and their recipients.
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.
Lest We Forget
Author: Judith PricePublisher: Taylor Trade Publishing
ISBN: 1589796896
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 161
Book Description
Since ancient times, memorable moments of military history have been commemorated with jewelry, medals, and symbolic accessories. In Lest We Forget: Masterpieces of Patriotic Jewelry and Military Decorations, Judith Price illuminates iconic military objects, exploring their origins and documenting their place in history. The dramatic compilation of patriotic jewelry and decorations presented in Price’s sixth book tells a truly dazzling story of Western historical conflict and resolution. Lest We Forget serves as a stunning tribute to our men and women in service both past and present. This book derives its title from the poem “Recessional” by Rudyard Kipling, often used as a tribute in war memorials, while its contents chronicle our military history since the Revolution through 150 iconic artifacts. It showcases such diverse items as the Washington Peace Medals to the Indians, the earliest Medals of Honor, Civil War Corps badges, British military decorations, and historic French treasures. Drawn from leading world museums and private collections such as the British Museum, the West Point Museum, the Musée de l’Armée, and the Imperial War Museum, the objects depicted in this book movingly recall the role of decorations and jewelry in commemorating war and peace.
The History of the Victoria Cross
Author: Philip Aveling WilkinsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Commonwealth countries
Languages : en
Pages : 476
Book Description
Manual of Military Decorations & Awards
Author: United States. Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Force Management Policy)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Decorations of honor
Languages : en
Pages : 190
Book Description
Spanish Orders of Chivalry and Decorations of Honour
Author: Harrold Edgar GillinghamPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Decorations of honor
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
The Medal Collector
Author: Stanley Currie JohnsonPublisher: London : H. Jenkins
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain. Army --medals, Badges, Decorations, Etc
Languages : en
Pages : 370
Book Description
The Antiquary
Author: The War Office
Author: Hampden GordonPublisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781019271308
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
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