British Army Cap Badges of the Second World War

Name: British Army Cap Badges of the Second World War
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ISBN: 9780747810919

ISBN-10: 0747810915

ISBN-13: 9780747810919

Edition: 2012

Authors: Peter Doyle, Chris Foster

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For the British army, the cap badge is the most easily identifiable of insignia. It represents a distillation of the pride of the regiment, its various battle honours and symbols born proudly on the metallic emblem that was worn on all head-dress, even in the age of mechanised warfare. Identification of the cap badge on faded photographs is a first, important step in unravelling the military service of an individual; and for the soldiers of the Second World War, clad in dowdy and undistinguished battledress, its significance is enhanced still further.Cap badges have been collected avidly since they were first thought of in the nineteenth century. Cap badge collecting is as popular now as it…

Book details

List price: $27.95
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Shire Publications, Limited
Publication date: 2/21/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 128
Size: 7.75" wide x 10.25" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English



Preface


The British Soldier of the Second World War


The Cap Badge


Gap Badge Construction


Household Cavalry and Royal Armoured Corps


Support Arms


Infantry


Home Guard, Airborne and Special Forces


Support Services


Further Reading


Index