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British Military Medals Second Edition A Guide for the Collector and Family Historian
by [Duckers, Peter]
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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.
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.
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- Pen and Sword Military Brand
- Mar 15, 2021 Pub Date:
- 9781526791917 ISBN-13:
- 1526791919 ISBN-10:
- 192.0 pages Paperback
- English Language
- 9.1 in * 0.6 in * 6.1 in Dimensions:
- 2 lb Weight:
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