This book surveys the medals awarded to British personnel for military service between 1914-2005, including two world wars. During the course of the twentieth century the role of Britain's forces changed considerably-from imperial conquest and peacekeeping to full-scale participation in both world wars, campaigns for the withdrawl from Empire and service as a prominent member of the United Nations and NATO. The campaign medals awarded for these military actions have become a popular field for collectors, since the majority ...
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This book surveys the medals awarded to British personnel for military service between 1914-2005, including two world wars. During the course of the twentieth century the role of Britain's forces changed considerably-from imperial conquest and peacekeeping to full-scale participation in both world wars, campaigns for the withdrawl from Empire and service as a prominent member of the United Nations and NATO. The campaign medals awarded for these military actions have become a popular field for collectors, since the majority of British awards were officially named, thus making it possible through them to research the military career of an individual or regiment. This second edition has been extended to include the operations of British forces in the opening years of the twenty-first century.
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New. Surveys the medals awarded to British personnel for military services from the First World War to operations of British forces in the opening years of the twenty-first century. The campaign medals awarded for the military actions have become a popular field for collectors, since the majority of British awards were officially named. Series: Shire Album S. Num Pages: 48 pages, colour and b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JJ; JWT; WCF; WCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 149 x 3. Weight in Grams: 126. New. 2008. 2nd. Paperback.....We ship daily from our Bookshop.
In the States, it is not always possible to get the
required info. Mr. Duckers does a fine job of
assembling the material in a very readable way
which makes researching awards on/in the UK
very easily obtainable. Good read and a very
good job.
