EM36 Warsaw Pact Badges by Richard Hollingdale

EM36 Warsaw Pact Badges by Richard Hollingdale

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Contents include: Cap badges. Airborne awards. Soviet Guards badges. Clasps. Military proficiency.

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EM36 Warsaw Pact Badges by Richard Hollingdale

As the chief rival to NATO from 1955 - 1991, the Warsaw Pact was, and has since remained, a popular subject for military students and historians alike. On the collecting market the vast range of awards, badges and insignia produced during the Cold War has helped to make the national armies of the Warsaw Pact a popular choice with many military specialists. Surprisingly, even though a great deal has been written about the armour, weapons, uniforms and equipment, no comprehensive reference source on the subject of badges has been printed in the English language. Alongside the badges awarded by the land forces, many others are featured that were issued by the navies, air forces, border guards, militias and para-military sports associations of the USSR, East Germany, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria between 1955 - 1991. For the first time, this book offers the collector a comprehensive reference source that will allow the accurate identification of Warsaw Pact badges, mentioning the various methods of construction employed, variations in design observed according to manufacturer or changes employed over time, and their general availability today.
Richard Hollingdale is a militaria enthusiast, collector and academic historian.
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ISBN 13 9781847972811
ISBN 10 1847972810
Title EM36 Warsaw Pact Badges
Author Richard Hollingdale
Series Europa Militaria
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher The Crowood Press Ltd
Year published 2011-09-26
Number of pages 64
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.