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BK OF ORDERS OF KNIGHTHOOD & D
Written by Sir Bernard Burke, the founder of the famous Burke's Peerage, this huge and comprehensive guide to the knighthood and decorations of honour of all nations will find a treasured place in the libraries of any serious student of medals, honours, decorations and awards. Beautifully illustrated with 100 coloured plates throughout.
The Book of Orders of Knighthood and Decorations of Honour of All Nations
Reprint of the original, first published in 1858. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.
The Book of Orders of Knighthood and Decorations of Honour of All Nations, Comprising a Historical Account of Each Order, Military, Naval, and Civil, from the Earliest to the Present Time, with Lists of the Knights and Companions of Each British Order ..
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The Medal of Honor
The Medal of Honor may be America’s highest military decoration, but all Medals of Honor are not created equal. The medal has in fact consisted of several distinct decorations at various times and has involved a number of competing statutes and policies that rewarded different types of heroism. In this book, the first comprehensive look at the medal’s historical, legal, and policy underpinnings, Dwight S. Mears charts the complex evolution of these developments and differences over time. The Medal of Honor has had different qualification thresholds at different times, and indeed three separate versions—one for the army and two for the navy—existed contemporaneously between World Wars...
