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Badges of the Regular Infantry, 1914-1918 by David Bilton (Hardcover, 2021)
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Badges of the Regular Infantry, 1914-1918 is based on over thirty years research in museums, archives and collections. It also looks at the badges of those battalions left behind to guard the Empire.
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Badges of the Regular Infantry, 1914-1918 is based on over thirty years research in museums, archives and collections. It is an exhaustive study of the development of the battalion, brigade and divisional signs of the twelve divisions that formed the regular army during the Great War. It also looks at the badges of those battalions left behind to guard the Empire. While the divisional signs are well known, there has been no authoritative work on the signs worn by the infantry battalions. The book will illustrate the cap and shoulder titles used, as well as cloth signs worn to provide easy recognition in the trenches. Each regular and reserve battalion of a regiment has a listing, which provides a brief history of the unit and detailed information on the badges worn. It is prodigiously illustrated and contains much information, like why a shape or colour was chosen, when it was adopted, what size it was, whether it was worn on a helmet, what colour the helmet was and even what colours were used on horse transport; the majority of this rich and detailed information has never been published before. What helps make the information accurate and authoritative is that much of it comes from an archive created at the time and from personal correspondence with hundreds of veterans in the 1980s, many of whom still had their badges and often had razor-sharp recollections about wearing them. The book also provides some comments from these veterans. Using the illustrations will allow many of those unidentified photos in family albums to come to life. AUTHOR: David Bilton is a retired teacher who spends his time looking after his family, working as a University lecturer and researching the Great War. He is the prolific author of numerous books about the British Army, the Home Front and the German Army. His first book, The Hull Pals, became the BBC 2 series The Trench. Since he started writing he has contributed to many television and radio programmes. His interest in the Great War was ignited by his grandfather's refusal to talk about his experiences in Gallipoli and on the Western Front. 250 colour and 100 b/w illustrationsProduct Identifiers
PublisherPen & Sword Books LTD
ISBN-139781526758026
eBay Product ID (ePID)2320100487
Product Key Features
SubjectHistory
Publication Year2021
Number of Pages192 Pages
Publication NameBadges of the Regular Infantry, 1914-1918
LanguageEnglish
TypeTextbook
AuthorDavid Bilton
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height246 mm
Item Width172 mm
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorDavid Bilton
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- 18 Jan, 2024
Amazing research guide
Great pictures and references to each regiment, includes those rarely seen insignia which helps the collector no end.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 06 Mar, 2022
easy reading
First class full of InfoVerified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 16 Mar, 2023
Good value for money
Well put together, nice examples of the flash insignia and photographs.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
