British Military Medals: A Guide for the Collector and Family Historian Second EditionFully 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. |
Contents
1830 | |
1840 | |
1846 | |
1853 | |
Medals for Major Campaigns 18501914 | 1861 |
The Introduction of General Service Medals | |
a Basic Guide | |
Medals for the Great War 191418 | |
General Campaign Medals of the Twentieth Century | |
Medals for the Second World War 193945 | |
Medals for Major Campaigns After 1945 | |
Researching Medals and their Recipients 19202008 | |
Awards for Long and Meritorious Service | |
Other editions - View all
British Military Medals: A Guide for the Collector and Family Historian Peter Duckers No preview available - 2010 |
British Military Medals: A Guide for the Collector and Family Historian Peter Duckers No preview available - 2013 |
Common terms and phrases
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