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Army Badges and Insignia of World War 2: British Commonwealth, Canada, South Africa, British African territories, India, British overseas territories, Finland, France, Japan, Netherlands, Yugoslavia, China, Denmark, Czechoslovakia
Army Badges and Insignia of World War 2: British Commonwealth, Canada, South Africa, British African territories, India, British overseas territories, Finland, France, Japan, Netherlands, Yugoslavia, China, Denmark, Czechoslovakia
Author: Guido Rosignoli
Condition: Good
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This illustrated catalog documents the rank badges, unit insignia and patches worn by belligerent armies during the Second World War, offering a global survey that ranges from British Commonwealth and imperial contingents (Canada, South Africa, India, British African and overseas territories) to European, Asian and smaller national forces (Finland, France, Japan, Netherlands, Yugoslavia, China, Denmark, Czechoslovakia). Focusing on cap and collar badges, shoulder titles, formation signs, regimental and rank insignia, the book situates these devices within the wartime organization and theaters of 1939–1945 and provides a comparative perspective on how heraldry, unit identity and colonial ties shaped military insignia across diverse national and colonial formations.
Presented as a technical reference and collector’s guide, the work emphasizes detailed drawings and diagrammatic layouts showing badge placement on uniforms, making it a practical identification aid for uniform researchers, military historians, reenactors, museum catalogers and collectors. Authored by Guido Rosignoli and published under ISBN 9780026050807, the book functions as an exhaustive pictorial and descriptive resource on World War II army insignia rather than a narrative history.
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Keywords, content and topics in this Book
Keywords, content and topics in this Book
Bibliographic
Type of book
Technical reference
Military insignia reference
Uniform and badges guide
Illustrated catalog of army insignia
Content focus
Army badges
Army insignia
Cap badges
Collar badges
Shoulder titles
Formation signs
Unit insignia
Regimental insignia
Rank insignia
Branch of service distinctions
National and colonial contingents
Comparative study of national insignia
Heraldic devices on military badges
World War II scope
Second World War (1939–1945)
Allied armies
Selected Axis and co-belligerent armies (Finland, Japan, etc.)
Global wartime armies outside the main European powers
Nations and forces covered
Military branches and units
Army (land forces only)
Infantry units (through insignia)
Cavalry and armored units (through badges)
Artillery units (through insignia)
Engineers and technical troops (through specialty badges)
Colonial and dominion units of the British Empire
Territorial and overseas forces
Volunteer and auxiliary formations (as represented by badges)
Theaters and geography
Global WWII theaters as reflected by national contingents
European armies (Finland, France, Netherlands, Denmark, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia)
Commonwealth and Empire forces in multiple theaters
Asian and Pacific forces (Japan, China, India)
African colonial forces (British African territories, South Africa)
Visual and illustrative content
Drawings of insignia
Diagrammatic layouts of badges on uniform
Audience and use
Collector reference
Uniform and insignia researchers
Military historians
World War II reenactors (insignia accuracy)
Museum and archive cataloging aid
Heraldry and vexillology enthusiasts (insignia design)
Classification / subject tags
World War, 1939–1945 — Uniforms
World War, 1939–1945 — Regimental histories (insignia aspect)
Insignia, Military — History — 20th century
Badges — Military — Pictorial works
Armies — Identification — Insignia
Great Britain — Army — Insignia
Commonwealth armies — Insignia
Colonial forces — British Empire — Insignia
Japan — Army — Insignia
France — Army — Insignia
Netherlands — Army — Insignia
China — Army — Insignia
Finland — Army — Insignia
Yugoslavia — Army — Insignia
Denmark — Army — Insignia
Czechoslovakia — Army — Insignia
Canada — Army — Insignia
South Africa — Army — Insignia
British African territories — Army — Insignia
India — Army — Insignia
Book Condition: Good
Book Condition: Good
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