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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 | : Robert W. D. Ball |
Publisher | : Antique Trader |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1996 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9780930625641 |
Here's a complete reference that will appeal to collectors of militaria, or anyone interested in world or military history. Fascinating glimpses of the British Empire unfold in this detailed study of medals awarded to British Army troops over more than two centuries. Covers military battles and campaigns waged from 1791 through the Gulf War.
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 | : Peter Warrington |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 652 |
Release | : 2014-08-15 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781783311385 |
Instituted in March 1916 as an award for NCOs and men of the Army for acts of bravery. Later extended to women who showed bravery under fire. There was also a provision for the award of a bar for each further act of bravery. All MMs issued to British personnel are named, usually in impressed capitals, During the First World War some 115,000 awards were made, with 5,800 first bars and 180 second bars. There was one award of the MM and three bars. All issued MMs have a notification in the London Gazette. It is rare to find a citation for the Military Medal in the Gazettes It is possible that the reasons for the award will be found in the war diary of the man's unit. (available @ http: //www.nmarchive.com/ and on CD-ROM ). Also some details can appear in Regimental Histories and very rarely an original Divisional citation document that was given to the recipient will have survived. This register does NOT include Imperial troops, and Navy personnel.
Author | : Henry Taprell Dorling |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 236 |
Release | : 1918 |
Genre | : |
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Author | : Peter Doyle |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 372 |
Release | : 2012-07-20 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 1782001026 |
In their companion volume to British Army Cap Badges of the First World War, authors Peter Doyle and Chris Foster present an overview of the main cap badges worn by the British Army during the Second World War, which continued the rich and varied tradition of British regimental insignia. This book describes and illustrates, for the first time in high quality full colour, the main types of cap badge worn. With many amalgamations, war-raised units and special forces, British military insignia from the period have a surprising range that differs substantially from that worn by the soldiers of the previous generation. As in the first book, this volume contains contemporary illustrations of the soldiers themselves wearing the badges. Employing the skills of an established writer (and collector) and artist, it provides a unique reference guide for anyone interested in the British Army of the period.
Author | : John B. Hayward |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 798 |
Release | : 2006 |
Genre | : Battles |
ISBN | : 9781902040776 |
Author | : Peter Duckers |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 109 |
Release | : 2011-10-20 |
Genre | : Antiques & Collectibles |
ISBN | : 0747811776 |
At a time of imperial expansion, British forces were almost constantly in action against major powers, in wars of conquest, or in expeditions on the fringes of Empire, such as the North West Frontier, southern Africa or Burma. This book outlines the medals issued to British soldiers and sailors for military service.
Author | : Hampden Gordon |
Publisher | : Legare Street Press |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2022-10-27 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781019271308 |
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author | : John W. Mussell |
Publisher | : Token Publishing Limited |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2011-09 |
Genre | : Medals |
ISBN | : 9781870192460 |
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