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British Army Cap Badges of the First World War (Shire Collections)
Professor Peter Doyle
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Description for British Army Cap Badges of the First World War (Shire Collections)
Paperback. Series: Shire Collections. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJF; WCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 257 x 195 x 11. Weight in Grams: 440.
For the British army, the cap badge is the most easily identifiable form of insignia. It represents a distillation of the pride of the regiment, its various battle honours and symbols borne proudly on the metallic emblem that was worn on all head dress, even within the trenches. Identification of the cap badge on old photographs is the first, important step in unravelling the military service of an individual. Cap badge collecting is as popular now as it has ever been; yet with a growing number of fakes and forgeries, there is a need for a book that illustrates clearly ... Read more
For the British army, the cap badge is the most easily identifiable form of insignia. It represents a distillation of the pride of the regiment, its various battle honours and symbols borne proudly on the metallic emblem that was worn on all head dress, even within the trenches. Identification of the cap badge on old photographs is the first, important step in unravelling the military service of an individual. Cap badge collecting is as popular now as it has ever been; yet with a growing number of fakes and forgeries, there is a need for a book that illustrates clearly ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Shire
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Series
Shire Collections
Condition
New
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780747807971
SKU
V9780747807971
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About Professor Peter Doyle
Peter Doyle is a scientist, military historian, and author. His previous books include: Beneath Flanders Fields and Grasping Gallipoli (both Spellmount); The Home Front 1939–45, Tommy’s War, 1914–1918, and The British Soldier in Europe, 1939–1945 (Crowood); The British Soldier of the First World War, Prisoner of War in Germany, The British Soldier of the Second World War, and ARP and ... Read more
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