Collectors Guide To British Army Campaign Medals

Author : Robert W. D. Ball
Publisher : Antique Trader
ISBN 13 : 9780930625641
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Collector's Guide to British Army Campaign Medals written by Robert W. D. Ball and published by Antique Trader. This book was released on 1996 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 1473829836
Total Pages : 251 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book British Military Medals written by Peter Duckers and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2013-09-16 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 : Colin Narbeth
Publisher : James Clarke & Co.
ISBN 13 : 9780718890094
Total Pages : 120 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Collecting Military Medals written by Colin Narbeth and published by James Clarke & Co.. This book was released on 2002 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The background to collecting military medals is inseparable from a study of history. The earliest British medals, as befits a nation for so long reliant upon naval strength for its independence, were issued to the Navy, beginning with the defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588. The first true campaign medals awarded to the Army followed the Battle of Waterloo, although many had been issued privately and unofficially before this. As one would expect for a country like Britain, with an outstanding imperial history dating to modern times, a vast field of military medals covering service in Africa, India, and China awaits the attention of the collector. There are, too, the collections relating to major wars, including the Crimean War, Boer War and the two World Wars. Colin Narbeth describes the medals awarded, and the actions which gave rise to special bars, ribbons and stars. Orders and decorations, including the Victoria Cross and the George Cross, both awarded for extreme valor, are described as are the naming of medals and display. As well as this wealth of background information, the author also details the aims to which a new collector should aspire, and discusses the pitfalls to guard against, including the problem of identification of forgeries. The volume is illustrated with numerous photographs selected by the author.

Author : Peter Duckers
Publisher : Pen & Sword Military
ISBN 13 : 9781526791917
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book British Military Medals - Second Edition written by Peter Duckers and published by Pen & Sword Military. This book was released on 2020-10-30 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 : Stanley Currie Johnson
Publisher : London : H. Jenkins
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 370 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Medal Collector written by Stanley Currie Johnson and published by London : H. Jenkins. This book was released on 1921 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Yves Arden
Publisher : Newton Abbot, [Eng.] : David & Charles ; Vancouver : Douglas, David & Charles
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Military Medals and Decorations written by Yves Arden and published by Newton Abbot, [Eng.] : David & Charles ; Vancouver : Douglas, David & Charles. This book was released on 1976 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : John Gaylor
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1783379790
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Military Badge Collecting written by John Gaylor and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2001-03-08 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 : Peter Duckers
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0747811776
Total Pages : 109 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book British Campaign Medals 1815-1914 written by Peter Duckers and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2011-10-20 with total page 109 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 : Peter Duckers
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0747811717
Total Pages : 117 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book British Campaign Medals of the First World War written by Peter Duckers and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2011-10-20 with total page 117 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 : Robert W. Gould
Publisher : Arms & Armour
ISBN 13 : 9780853686729
Total Pages : 59 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book British Campaign Medals written by Robert W. Gould and published by Arms & Armour. This book was released on 1984 with total page 59 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: