"A Collector's Guide to World War 2 German Medals and Political Awards" by Christopher Ailsby, published in 2000 in Great Britain in paperback, 160pp, ISBN 0711021465.
Condition Notes: Very good condition, well looked-after clean & tidy copy with a tiny spot of creasing and rubbing to the top and bottom right corners of the front cover
Synopsis: There have been few regimes in the history of mankind that have produced more items of regalia - both civil and military - than that of Hitler's Germany. There were few aspects of life which were not affected to some extent by the granting of medals and political awards and this was particularly the case once conflict started. From the Iron Cross to the Knights' Cross, from the various medals designed for the regiments raised in the conquered nations, there was a huge variety of medals produced.
In his first book for Ian Allan Publishing, Christopher Ailsby, one of the country's leading experts in German medals and political awards has produced the definitive guide to them. With a superb collection of photographs illustrating the medals described, this book provides the essential reference for collectors of them
Contents: Introduction and Acknowledgements; 1. Getting Started; 2. The Meritorious Order of the German Eagle; 3. The Iron Cross; 4. Decorations for Valour and Merit; 5. Luftwaffe Award Badges 1933-45; 6. Naval War Badges 1939-45; 7. Army and Waffen-SS War Badges 1939-45; 8. The Wound Badge; 9. Arm Shields Common to All Services; 10. Campaign Cuff Titles; 11. Commemorative and Campaign Awards; 12. Military Civil and Political Long Service Awards; 13. Political Awards; 14. Citations, Presentation Cases, Packets, Ribbons, Miniatures & Denazification; 15. Cataloguing, Appraising, Valuing & Housing Your Collection
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