British Orders And Decorations
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| Author | : Peter Duckers |
| Publisher | : Shire Publications |
| Total Pages | : 56 |
| Release | : 2008-03-04 |
| Genre | : Reference |
| ISBN | : 9780747805809 |
Orders of knighthood and chivalry have existed since the Middle Ages, when they were intended to unite important noblemen in bonds of loyalty to their monarch, and act as impressive rewards for their services. They have survived into modern times as a means of rewarding people of all classes and occupations for their contributions at international, national, or local levels. Peter Duckers introduces the insignia of such orders, ranging from the 'Great Orders' of the Garter and the Thistle, to the Order of the British Empire. The insignia worn by the various ranks within the Orders are often of the highest quality and, like campaign medals and decorations, have become a popular area for collecting and research.
| Author | : Peter Duckers |
| Publisher | : Pen and Sword |
| Total Pages | : 251 |
| Release | : 2013-09-16 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1473829836 |
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.
| Author | : Harrold Edgar Gillingham |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 192 |
| Release | : 1926 |
| Genre | : Decorations of honor |
| ISBN | : |
| Author | : John Gaylor |
| Publisher | : Casemate Publishers |
| Total Pages | : 200 |
| Release | : 2001-03-08 |
| Genre | : Antiques & Collectibles |
| ISBN | : 1783379790 |
An identification guide to British Army cap badges from the Calvary and Royal Armoured Corps, the Guards, Women’s Units, Kitchener’s Army, and others. This book is a comprehensive guidebook, which will appeal to anyone with an interest in medal collecting. The book contains British Army badges from the earliest days to the present, with photographs of 800 examples. “This is an excellent text and complements the bookshelves of any researcher of the British army . . . an outstanding feat of research and I can only summarise by saying ‘Well done.’”—Military Archive Research.com
| Author | : Tobias Harper |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 311 |
| Release | : 2020 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 0198841183 |
A history of the British Crown honours system in the 20th century, showing its evolution through a period of democratisation and decolonisation, Tobias Harper examines how governments used the honours system to shape ideologies of loyalty and service, while dissidents turned the symbolism of honours against the Crown.
| Author | : David Cordingly |
| Publisher | : A&C Black |
| Total Pages | : 448 |
| Release | : 2013-08-14 |
| Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
| ISBN | : 1408822571 |
Patrick O'Brian, C.S. Forester and Captain Marryat all based their literary heroes on Thomas Cochrane, but Cochrane's exploits were far more daring and exciting than those of his fictional counterparts. He was a man of action, whose bold and impulsive nature meant he was often his own worst enemy. Writing with gripping narrative skill and drawing on his own travels and original research, Cordingly tells the rip-roaring story of a flawed Romantic hero who helped define his age.
| Author | : James Charles Risk |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 224 |
| Release | : 1945 |
| Genre | : Decorations of honor |
| ISBN | : |
| Author | : Christopher McCreery |
| Publisher | : Dundurn |
| Total Pages | : 867 |
| Release | : 2015-11-28 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1459724178 |
This updated, full-colour illustrated book recounts the history of Canada’s various national orders, decorations, and medals. This expanded and updated edition of The Canadian Honours System surveys the history of Canada’s various orders, decorations, and medals, from New France’s Croix de St. Louis, Britain’s the Order of the Bath, to modern Canadian honours such as the Sacrifice Medal and recently created Polar Medal. Since the establishment of the Order of Canada in 1967, the Canadian honours system has grown to become one of the most comprehensive in the world — with more than 300,000 Canadians having been rewarded over the past fifty years. Each honour in the modern Canadian honours system, and its precursor, the British imperial honours system, is examined here in detail, including historical background, design, and criteria for bestowal. With special chapters on heraldry, protocol, and the proper mounting and wearing of medals, The Canadian Honours System is an essential reference for anyone interested in Canadian honours.
| Author | : Peter Duckers |
| Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 117 |
| Release | : 2011-10-20 |
| Genre | : Antiques & Collectibles |
| ISBN | : 0747811717 |
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.
| Author | : Ashali Varma |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 243 |
| Release | : 2013 |
| Genre | : Electronic books |
| ISBN | : 9788131774595 |
Memoirs of the author's father, Prem Bhagat, who was military officer in Africa during World War II and after in independent India and awarded the Victoria Cross for gallantry in World War II.
