Canada General Service Medal Roll, 1866-70
Author: John R. Thyen
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Published: 1998-01-01
Total Pages: 305
ISBN-13: 9781894255011
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Author: John R. Thyen
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Published: 1998-01-01
Total Pages: 305
ISBN-13: 9781894255011
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Peter Duckers
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Published: 2013-09-16
Total Pages: 251
ISBN-13: 1473829836
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFully revised second edition of Peter Duckers best-selling guide to military medals. This second edition of Peter Duckers best-selling British Military Medals traces the history of medals and gallantry awards from Elizabethan times to the modern day, and it features an expert account of their design and production. Campaign and gallantry medals are a key to understanding - and exploring - British and imperial military history, and to uncovering the careers and exploits of individual soldiers. In a series of succinct and well-organized chapters he explains how medals originated, to whom they were awarded and how the practice of giving medals has developed over the centuries. His work is a guide for collectors and for local and family historians who want to learn how to use medals to discover the history of military units and the experiences of individuals who served in them.
Author: Christopher McCreery
Publisher: Dundurn
Published: 2015-11-28
Total Pages: 867
ISBN-13: 1459724178
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis updated, full-colour illustrated book recounts the history of Canada’s various national orders, decorations, and medals. This expanded and updated edition of The Canadian Honours System surveys the history of Canada’s various orders, decorations, and medals, from New France’s Croix de St. Louis, Britain’s the Order of the Bath, to modern Canadian honours such as the Sacrifice Medal and recently created Polar Medal. Since the establishment of the Order of Canada in 1967, the Canadian honours system has grown to become one of the most comprehensive in the world — with more than 300,000 Canadians having been rewarded over the past fifty years. Each honour in the modern Canadian honours system, and its precursor, the British imperial honours system, is examined here in detail, including historical background, design, and criteria for bestowal. With special chapters on heraldry, protocol, and the proper mounting and wearing of medals, The Canadian Honours System is an essential reference for anyone interested in Canadian honours.
Author: Uppingham School
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Published: 1906
Total Pages: 514
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Robert L. Dallison
Publisher: Fredericton, N.B. : Goose Lane Editions
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 136
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn the early 1860s, Irish immigrants in the United States were eager to help the Fenian brotherhood overthrow the British in Ireland. The American Fenians' mission: to invade British North America and hold it hostage. New Brunswick, with its large Irish population and undefended frontier, was a perfect target. The book tells how, in the spring of 1866, a thousand Fenians massed along the St. Croix River and spread terror among New Brunswickers. When the lieutenant-governor called in British soldiers and a squadron of warships, the Fenians saw that New Brunswick was no longer an easy target, and they turned their efforts against central Canada. The Fenian "attacks" and the demand for home defence fanned the already red-hot political debate, and a year later, in July 1867, New Brunswick joined Confederation. Turning Back the Fenians is volume 8 in the New Brunswick Military Heritage Series.
Author: William Charles Giffard Heneker
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Published: 1907
Total Pages: 246
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKA tactical manual of how to effectively fight small wars in hostile territory and difficult terrain, based on the author's experiences in West Africa. It was required reading in both the British and the US armies from its publication in 1907 until it was replaced in the 1930s
Author: Peter Warrington
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Published: 2014-08-15
Total Pages: 652
ISBN-13: 9781783311385
DOWNLOAD EBOOKInstituted in March 1916 as an award for NCOs and men of the Army for acts of bravery. Later extended to women who showed bravery under fire. There was also a provision for the award of a bar for each further act of bravery. All MMs issued to British personnel are named, usually in impressed capitals, During the First World War some 115,000 awards were made, with 5,800 first bars and 180 second bars. There was one award of the MM and three bars. All issued MMs have a notification in the London Gazette. It is rare to find a citation for the Military Medal in the Gazettes It is possible that the reasons for the award will be found in the war diary of the man's unit. (available @ http: //www.nmarchive.com/ and on CD-ROM ). Also some details can appear in Regimental Histories and very rarely an original Divisional citation document that was given to the recipient will have survived. This register does NOT include Imperial troops, and Navy personnel.
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Published: 1990
Total Pages: 390
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