Badges of Kitchener's Army is based on 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
thirty divisions raised by Kitchener's appeal for men. While the
divisional signs are well known, there has been little
authoritative work on the signs worn by the infantry battalions.
The book will illustrate the unique cap and shoulder titles used,
as well as cloth signs worn to provide easy recognition in the
trenches. Each service battalion, of each 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
will also provide some comments from these veterans. A further
unique aspect of the book is that it will look at the uniforms and
badges worn before the battalions left the country, providing much
new information that will enable people to identify any photographs
they have lying around.
General
Imprint: |
Pen & Sword Military
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
October 2018 |
Authors: |
David Bilton
|
Dimensions: |
246 x 172 x 27mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
|
Pages: |
351 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-4738-3366-1 |
Categories: |
Books
|
LSN: |
1-4738-3366-3 |
Barcode: |
9781473833661 |
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