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Sto caricando le informazioni... Gallantry medals & decorations of the worlddi John D. Clarke
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Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. One of the few books focusing particularly on awards for gallantry. Previously published (in 1993) as "Gallantry Medals and Awards of the World". A smallish hardback, its 272 pages, plus 16 pages of colour plates, illustrate gallantry awards of countries ranging from Argentina to Yugoslavia, and in point of time from 1671 to the reforms of the British system under Prime Minister John Major. Many of the medals are illustrated, in black and white, and described in explanatory text which often also includes example citations, very helpful for understanding the types of actions for which medals are awarded. The colour plates at the end include examples of medals and a very useful colour chart featuring over 200 different ribbons. Published in 2001, it scores over its 1993 predecessor for up to date coverage and for breadth, coverage of Argentina and Turkey being included for the first time, and the coverage of Russia being enhanced to cover both pre- and post-Soviet awards. For collectors who are not interested in these countries, or for whom up to date-ness is not a concern, the older book may actually be as helpful if not more so as the format is slightly bigger, with illustrations.which are markedly bigger. A good buy. ( ) nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione
This book is acknowledged as the only work dealing exclusively with the identification and description of international gallantry awards, past and present. The multitude of illustrations allows the reader to readily identify those awards most likely to be encountered. The work embraces forty-three countries and describes 270 decorations together with their various classes. A ten page ribbon chart shows 216 different world gallantry ribbons all in full colour. Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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Google Books — Sto caricando le informazioni... GeneriSistema Decimale Melvil (DDC)355.1342Social sciences Public Administration, Military Science Military Science Military life Military honor; Discipline Military DecorationsClassificazione LCVotoMedia:
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