United States Army Vietnam Shoulder Sleeve Insignia
Author: Col. Frank C. Foster
Publisher:
Published: 2024-05-30
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781884452864
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United States Military Patch Guide
Author: J. L. Pete Morgan
Publisher: Moa Press
Published: 2015
Total Pages: 162
ISBN-13: 9781884452376
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The world's most complete illustrated color guide and reference on United States Military Patches (Shoulder Sleeve Insignia). Covers World war I, World war II, Vietnam, Kuwait, Bosnia, Afghanistan, Iraq to present. Over 4,400 Military Patches in color for the Army, Marines, Army Air Force, Navy and Special Forces. Grouped by service from Armies to Regiments, from Airborne to Armor, from Infantry to Artillery all of the services are covered. With way over 4,000 different full color military patches the guide provides the most complete and detailed reference of United States Military unit identification patches in the world. All three smaller earlier editions of this guide have sold out and have become valuable collectors items and treasured references for veterans, collectors and historians.
U.S. Army Uniforms of the Vietnam War
Author: Shelby L. Stanton
Publisher:
Published: 1989
Total Pages: 264
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Depicts the clothing and individual equipment of the American soldier in Vietnam. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.
United States Army Shoulder Patches and Related Insignia
Author: William Keller
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
Published: 2002
Total Pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9780764315022
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Beginning in the Civil War, the U.S. Army sought to find an effective system to distinguish troops from different units. In the closing days of World War I, it finally arrived at a practical and desirable solution with the adoption of the shoulder patch or shoulder sleeve insignia. For more than eighty years, this often simple device, has been the source of pride and inspiration for servicemen everywhere. This new book (the first of a multi-volume set), with a gallery of more than 800 color and sepia toned illustrations of original insignia and period photographs, documents the evolution of these special insignia. From the period beginning with World War I to the Korean War era, you won't find a more indispensable guide for the study and collection of U.S. Army shoulder patches. Collectors will especially enjoy the handy reference section for determining whether a patch was made by an ally or a former foe. With special emphasis on theater made patches, this volume and the ones that will follow are sure to be a collector's paradise. Without a doubt, this is the finest and most complete effort to date on the subject.
Medals, Badges and Insignia U. S. Army Vietnam
Author: Col Frank C Foster
Publisher:
Published: 2023-01-11
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781884452819
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Perfect for any veteran serving in Vietnam. This is the complete guide to the medals, ribbons and insignia authorized by the United States Army for service in Vietnam. This is an important book for service personnel involved in Vietnam. Described are the medals, ribbons and insignia as well as their proper placement on uniforms. Included in this comprehensive book are: Army Branch Insignia Introduction to Rank and Badges Enlisted Rank Offi cer and Warrant Offi cer Rank Hat and Button Insignia Army Badges and Tabs Army Shoulder Sleeve Insignia & Crest Types of Medals, Ribbons & Attachments Military Ribbon and Medal Wear Guide U.S. Army Medals, Ribbons & Unit Awards South Vietnamese Decorations and Medals Commonly Awarded Foreign Unit Awards Foreign Medals Commemorative Medals and Ribbons South Vietnamese Medals and Certifi cates South Vietnamese Badges How to Determine a Veteran's Medals U.S. Army Vietnam Display Cases Ordering Information
Shoulder Sleeve Insignia of the American Expeditionary Forces 1918-1919
Author: H. Ross Ford
Publisher: Schiffer Military History
Published: 2012
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780764340444
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This book is the first publication that documents and displays copies of the drawings, paintings and samples submitted of every officially authorized shoulder sleeve insignia approved in 1918-1919 by General Headquarters, American Expeditionary Forces, by Command of General John J. Pershing as Commander-in-Chief. Covered are the authorized shoulder sleeve insignia of: General Headquarters, Armies, Corps, Divisions, support organizations of the Services of Supply, special units, and Marine Corps Brigades. The author provides a background and brief history of America's entry into World War I, the formation, lineage and campaign credits of the units as well as quotations and pictorial materials from the documents of record relating to the approvals of 193 insignia for eighty primary Army and Marine Corps units serving in the A.E.F. in World War I. They represent the first distinctive shoulder sleeve insignia officially approved. Many of the designs are still used as distinguishing marks for units of the U.S. Army to this day.
U.S. Army Patches
Author: Barry Jason Stein
Publisher:
Published: 1997
Total Pages: 328
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →"U.S. Army Patches brings together in one colorful source more than eighteen hundred cloth insignia worn by U.S. soldiers from World War I to the present. Barry Jason Stein has gathered officially approved patches from both active and inactive units, as well as patches approved for local wear and many unauthorized patches, all of which offer unique insights into the U.S. military. Drawing on extensive research of government documents, Stein offers a brief profile of each army unit and a commentary on the significance of its heraldic terms. He includes anecdotal information that makes the volume as entertaining as it is resourceful. In his inventory of the patches, Stein lists items of special interest, including the period and the battle campaigns in which they were worn and the meaning of their motifs. In addition Stein provides an index of all previous designations by which the units have been known"--Dust jacket.
United States Airborne Patch Guide
Author: Frank Foster
Publisher: Moa Press
Published: 2016-11-05
Total Pages:
ISBN-13: 9781884452246
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Unique and superior full color images of hundreds of US Army airborne patches and shoulder sleeve insignia. Covers World War II, Korea, Vietnam and current units. Organized by types of units starting with Armies and even covers the famous WW2 "Ghost Divisions." What is so special is that none of the images are restricted by the publisher and can be copied and used by the purchaser.
Encyclopedia of United States Army Insignia and Uniforms
Author: William K. Emerson
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Published: 1996
Total Pages: 708
ISBN-13: 9780806126227
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →army branches - infantry, artillery, cavalry, and engineers - as well as the service and support branches comprising doctors and nurses, chaplains, musicians, quartermasters, military police, and the many others who have made up the U.S. Army. Insignia worn by all soldiers, such as eagles, devices with the letters US, and other letters and numbers, are also described and illustrated. Historians, military collectors, military reenactors, antique dealers and collectors,
United States Army Shoulder Patches and Related Insignia from World War I to Korea
Author: William Keller
Publisher: Schiffer Military History
Published: 2004-03
Total Pages: 160
ISBN-13: 9780764319211
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Beginning in the Civil War, the U.S. Army sought to find an effective system to distinguish troops from different units. In the closing days of World War I, it finally arrived at a practical and desirable solution with the adoption of the shoulder patch or shoulder sleeve insignia. For more than eighty years, this often simple device, has been the source of pride and inspiration for servicemen everywhere. This all new collection (the third in a multi-volume set), with a gallery of more than 600 color and sepia toned illustrations of original insignia and period photographs, documents the evolution of these special insignia. From the period beginning with World War I to the Korean War era, you won't find a more indispensable guide for the study and collection of U.S. Army shoulder patches. Collectors will especially enjoy the handy reference section for determining whether a patch was made by an ally, or a former foe. With special emphasis on theater made patches, these volumes are sure to be a collector's paradise. Without a doubt, this series is the finest and most complete effort to date on the subject.
