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Eagles and Anchors
Peter Tuite
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Description for Eagles and Anchors
Num Pages: 209 color photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JJH; HBW; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 285 x 17. Weight in Grams: 968.
Since the beginning of the Republic, officers of our armed services have worn patriotic symbols on their uniforms. For naval officers these symbols were the eagle and anchor and these have been incorporated in their belt plate designs since the Revolutionary War. This book illustrates the belts and belt plates worn by U.S. naval officers of all ranks from the Navy's founding through World War II. It also addresses the belts and plates worn by the U.S. Marine Corps through the 19th century, with a separate chapter on those worn by Confederate naval officers during the Civil War. These historic ... Read more
Since the beginning of the Republic, officers of our armed services have worn patriotic symbols on their uniforms. For naval officers these symbols were the eagle and anchor and these have been incorporated in their belt plate designs since the Revolutionary War. This book illustrates the belts and belt plates worn by U.S. naval officers of all ranks from the Navy's founding through World War II. It also addresses the belts and plates worn by the U.S. Marine Corps through the 19th century, with a separate chapter on those worn by Confederate naval officers during the Civil War. These historic ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Condition
New
Number of Pages
112
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Atglen, United States
ISBN
9780764343421
SKU
V9780764343421
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-50
About Peter Tuite
Peter Tuite is a collector of historical items used and worn by the U.S. Navy and has collected these items for over twenty years. He is an engineer and lawyer by education and retired from his nuclear engineering firm in 2002. He now spends his time between New York and Florida and still actively collects historic naval items.
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