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U.S.Navy and Marine Corps Campaign and Commemorative Medals
Edward J. Emering
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Description for U.S.Navy and Marine Corps Campaign and Commemorative Medals
Num Pages: 88 pages, over 180 color and b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JWT; WCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 220 x 8. Weight in Grams: 482.
The campaign and commemorative medals of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps frame an interesting evolution in our country’s military development and willingness to use this power on a worldwide basis. It traces their roots from our own Civil War to assuming the stature of the world’s super power. This work provides an in depth overview of not only the history and development of each campaign medal, but also the historical significance of the events surrounding the establishment of each medal. Informative and insightful glimpses of some of the main characters in this history, like Dewey, Sampson. DeLong, Butler, Hanneken, ... Read more
The campaign and commemorative medals of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps frame an interesting evolution in our country’s military development and willingness to use this power on a worldwide basis. It traces their roots from our own Civil War to assuming the stature of the world’s super power. This work provides an in depth overview of not only the history and development of each campaign medal, but also the historical significance of the events surrounding the establishment of each medal. Informative and insightful glimpses of some of the main characters in this history, like Dewey, Sampson. DeLong, Butler, Hanneken, ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
88
Condition
New
Number of Pages
88
Format
Paperback
Place of Publication
Atglen, United States
ISBN
9780764303869
SKU
V9780764303869
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About Edward J. Emering
Ed Emering is also the author of Orders, Decorations and Badges of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and the National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam: A Photographic Reference (available from Schiffer Publishing Ltd.).
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