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British Battle Insignia (1) : 1914-18 (Men-At-Arms, 182) |  | Author: Mike Chappell
Brand: British Battle Insignia (1)
Category: Book
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Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 2365717
Media: Paperback
Pages: 48
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 0 x 0 x 0
MPN: MAA182
ISBN: 0850457270
Dewey Decimal Number: 940
EAN: 9780850457278
ASIN: 0850457270
Publication Date: November 27, 1986
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Product Description
The British soldiers who marched off to war in 1914 wore only regimental insignia, yet by the time of the armistice in November 1918, insignia in the British Army had undergone a considerable change. Now visible was a bewildering display of coloured devices on uniforms, helmets, vehicles, guns, signboards and flags. Regimental badges remained but were joined by divisional insignia. These were rarely seen in the front line. Instead the 'battle patch' had appeared for combat use. In this beautifully illustrated book Mike Chappell looks at the colourful variety of insignia used by the British Army during the Great War.
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Great illustrations July 10, 2009
danny boy (Singapore)
This book has great illustrations on colourful insignia examples used by the British Army in World War One.
However note that the front cover contains a full illustration of a bombardier wearing a rare pannier item meant for carrying up to 4 18-pdr shells. It differs in minor details from the sculpted effigy of a RA gunner on a famous bronze memorial. One key difference is that the artillery shells are placed in the panniers fusehead side downwards for stability, as it is easier to hold the shell from the rim of the cartridge case, when extracting it from the pannier especially of it wet and slippery. Also if they are wet it will protect the fuse from water and mud which could upset the mechanism. If the fuse is upper, the bottom of the cart case is down, and so is the detonator, so having it fall fuse down is much safer from accidental detonation!! The fuse is safe until it spins out of the barrel and the safety device is de-activated.
Good to sometimes check against other sources.
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