British Army Cap Badges of the Second World War (Shire Collections)

I like this book, although it is a really basic guide for cap badge collecting of WW2. I am pleased to see that some of the more rare badges are not restrikes or fakes, which gives great credibility to the material presented. The only draw back is there is only one picture of a badge, and only the front. There are no details about variations or restrike/fakes. Bottom line, for the price a good reference.

The book is an excellent reference tool. Well organized and concise.

Excellent reference .. clear photos ..

Great reference - would have liked to see more on officer badges -but well worth the money. If you have an interest in British cap badges - buy this book

Excellent reference material for the collector. [Fluff to meet the minimum text they require.: Excellent reference material for the collector. Excellent reference material for the collector.]

An Excellent quality book. Very interesting and informative. A good reference guide.Glad to have bought it. Will recommend it to anybody.

A must for a collector !

great book

裏表紙に「コレクター向けの簡単な年鑑かつ家族史家向けの部隊識別に役立つ情報を提供するという要請に答える」と書かれています。実際の内容もそのような明確な意図に基づいて書かれてるのを感じます。WW2の概略から始まり、被服への言及、帽章とは何か、帽章の構造、帽章の掲示などで本が構成されています。連隊の簡単な概略やプラスチック製の支給の有無、台布への言及も有るのでこの値段でこの内容なら買いです。もう少し当時の写真などの具体例が多ければ嬉しいのですが、それはこの本の意図する所では無いので減点要素にはなりませんね。

After using many reference works on the subject of British Army Badge collecting, over the years, now comes one in glorious colour. All previous works, including Kipling and King, John Gaylor and F Wilkinson used photographs but in black and white. Now the collector can view the colour, patina and tone of the metals used for badge construction. You may think this a minor consideration but with so many fakes on the market, at last, we get to look at what colour our badges should be, without having to visit regimental museums to view the original article. I had suspected that some of my collection were fakes or restrikes and this volume has helped me verify most of them. An excellent study that informs the modern badge collector.

Great reference book. Just what I was looking for.

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These two books by Doyle and Foster are really nice, well set out and simple to use reference books that seem to be the standard works for those interested in the researching regiments and corps of the two world wars and, the interwar years, including women's services. Both containing 120+ pages and colour photos of the badges, they cover pretty much every 'official' regimental badge you're likely to come across along with other interesting explanations. I highly recommend both books as a set.