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Summary: This is a must book for those interested in the U. S. Navy
Review: The author has done great job bringing together a wealth of information previously not available in print. The sections on decorations and medals are outstanding and include full color pages on all medals and ribbons. The section on specialty marks is the most complete I have seen, with descriptions, drawings and historical background. The specialty marks not only include those in use today, but detail marks back as far as 1939. The sections on insignia are also good. The author has obviously drawn from many sources and has even gone to the trouble of utilizing line drawings on obsolete badges no longer in existence. There are also color pages clearly showing most of the badges and insignia used since World War II. This is an excellent book for current naval personnel and veterans.
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Summary: decorations and awards
Review: this book is an extremely long overdue reference guide. It is one of the most complete and helpful books i have ever seen on awards and decorations. For someone who is looking for information concerning dates, places and reasons for an award or medal, this is the place to come.
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Summary: decorations and awards
Review: this book is an extremely long overdue reference guide. It is one of the most complete and helpful books i have ever seen on awards and decorations. For someone who is looking for information concerning dates, places and reasons for an award or medal, this is the place to come.
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Summary: Good for decorations and awards, so-so for everything else
Review: This book was published by The Medals of America Press, so it's not surprising that its main emphasis is on decorations, medals and awards. But it also intends, as the author writes, to be a "definitive" reference covering badges and rank insignia, and in this area it falls short. It's more of an overview than a definitive reference. The illustrations look piecemeal, as if borrowed from many different sources. Some look a little amateurish, for instance a hand line drawing combined with a computer graphic of a totally different style. There are many omissions and errors, and very few dates for when various insignia were authorized or changed.The color plates are very nice, and the information for current insignia and medals is nice to have. But if an historian is looking for information for World War II, which is supposed to be within the book's scope, I'm afraid they might be disappointed. Still, the book is worth the price for the medal information alone.
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