Description
| Product ID: | 9780747806493 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | Shire Album S. |
| Title: | British Campaign Medals, 1914-2005 |
| Authors: | Author: Peter Duckers |
| Page Count: | 48 |
| Subjects: | Military institutions, Military life & institutions, Collecting coins, banknotes, medals and other related items, Militaria, arms and armour, Coins, banknotes, medals, seals (numismatics), Militaria, arms & armour, British Isles, 20th century |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating 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. 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. |
| Imprint Name: | Shire Publications |
| Publisher Name: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2006-02-01 |
