MEDALS OF
OUR FIGHTING MEN
By STANLEY G. JOHNSON, M.A., D.Sc., F.R.E.S.,
Author of “Peeps at Postage Stamps,” &c.
Large crown 8vo, cloth, containing 16 full-page plates, [4] of them in colour.
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This work is a popular account of the medals which have been awarded to the Navy and Army since their introduction in the reign of Queen Elizabeth. There are twelve chapters, which deal, in turn, with the various classes of medals; fifty-nine illustrations from photographs, depicting the most noteworthy specimens; and four coloured plates with representations of sixty-one medal ribbons. The letterpress not only describes the actual medals but gives data concerning the making of medals, the chief medallists, the regulations which affect the granting of medals, the circumstances which have influenced such awards, etc. Many Colonial medals and ribbons are described, and there is an interesting appendix which deals with the chief Foreign awards, with special reference to those issued to British officers and men by our Allies.
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“It is a first-class and very interesting book of reference.”—The Guardian.