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Author

Pages & Publisher AbeBooks Amazon
The Formation Sign http://militaryheraldrysociety.com/ The Quarterly publication of the Military Heraldry Society. See the Society website for joining details    
         
Cap-badges of the British Army 1939-1945 Alderton, G L D ? pages
Tempus Publishing Ltd, 1998 & 2007
ISBN: 9781862273689
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Regimental Badges Worn in the British Army 100 Years Ago Almack, Edward 92 pages
Blades East & Blades, London, 1900
(now facsimile reprints??)
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Scottish Regimental Badges, 1793-1971 Bloomer, W. H.  & Bloomer, K. D. 76 pages
Publisher: Arms & Armour P (28 Mar 1973)
ISBN-10: 0853684294
ISBN-13: 978-0853684299

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Badges of the Highland & Lowland Regiments (including Volunteer & Territorial Battalions) Bloomer, William & Kathleen 132 pages
W H & K D Bloomer, London England, 1982
ISBN: 0950825603
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Glengarry badges of the British Line Regiments to 1881. Carman, W Y 62 pages
Arms And Armour Press, London 1973 & 1984, 1987
ISBN: 0853683395
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Head Dresses of the British Army; Cavalry Carman, W Y 88 pages
(First Edition 1968. )
(reprinted Naval and Military press??)
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Badges and Insignia of the British Armed Services Carman, W.Y.,  Tanner, John. 367 pages
ISBN: 0713613440
A. and C. Black, 1974
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Records and Badges of every Regiment and Corps in the British Army Chichester, Henry Manners  and Burges-Short, George 957 pages (original 1895?)
recently reprinted by Naval & Military Press Ltd (31 Mar 2003)
ISBN-10: 1843425807
ISBN-13: 978-1843425809
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History of the British Army Infantry Collar Badge Churchill, Colin G. 332 pages
Naval & Military Press Ltd, UK 2000
ISBN: 189763269X
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Heraldry In War; Formation Badges 1939-1945 Cole, Howard N 143 pages
Gale & Polden 1946 2nd Imp
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Formation Badges of World War 2: Britain, Commonwealth and Empire Cole, Howard N 192 pages
Arms & Armour Press, London, 1973 + 1985
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Badges on Battledress - Post-War Formation Signs and Rank and Regimental Badges Cole, Howard N 218pages
Gale & Polden, Aldershot, 1953
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Military Badges of the British Empire 1914 - 18 Cox, Reginald W 363 pages
Ernest Benn Ltd., London, 1982
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Regimental Badges Edwards, T.J. Maj. (Kipling, A.L. Revised) 358 pages
Gale & Polden Limited, Aldershot, 1951
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British Army Proficiency Badges.    picture Edwards, D and Langley, D. 148 pages
Wardley 1984. also second edition Privately Printed 2005 with supplementary Info.
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Anodised Badges of the British Army and Cadet Forces Forrest, Edwin 212pp

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Military Badge Collecting

Gaylor, John 224 pages
Leo Cooper, London, 1971 (& other editions to 2002 improving)
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The Regimental Cap-badge Collection Gaylor, John 179 pages
London, Mailwise, 1990
ISBN: 095159690X
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British Army Badges Hodges, Lt Col R 552 pages
Publisher: Lt Col and Mrs Robin Hodges  2005
ISBN-10: 0955146305
ISBN-13: 978-0955146305
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Head-Dress Badges of the British Army.  Volume I; up to the end of the Great War. Kipling, Arthur L; King, Hugh L 479 pages
Originally Frederick Muller Ltd., London, 1978?  Several reprints now by Naval and Military Press to 2006

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Head-Dress Badges of the British Army, Volume II; from the end of the Great war to 1979  (recent edition includes additional chapter, 1978-1998) Kipling, Arthur L; King, Hugh L 242 pages
Originally Muller, Blond and White. date?  Several reprints now by Naval and Military Press to 2006
A Collectors Guide to Infantry Glengarry Badges 1851-1881 McWilliams,G. DP&G Press

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Infantry and Corps Headdress Badges 1829-1844 McWilliam, G., illustrated by B.Hugill DP&G Press

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Shoulder-Belt Plates and Buttons Parkyn, Major H G 341 pages
Gale & Polden; the Wellington Press Aldershot UK  September 1956

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Rank at a Glance in the Army and Navy: The Air Services, R.N.R., R.N.V.R., R.N.D., Royal Marines, Volunteer Training Corps, etc., etc. With Descriptive Notes no author (Philip, G. Publisher) 48 pages
George Phillip & Son, London (n.d.)

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Badges and their meanings. A Companion to "Rank at a Glance". no author (Philip, G. Publisher) 48 pages
George Phillip & Son, London (1918?)

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Rank And Badges, Dates Of Information, Naval And Military Distinctions, Precedence, Salutes, Colours, And Small Arms, In Her Majesty's Army And Navy And Auxiliary Forces Perry, Ottley Lane 415 pages
William Clowes & Sons, London, 1888

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Identifying Your World War One Soldier from Badges and Photographs
 
Swinnerton I.S. 114 pages
Federation of Family History Societies  (31 Dec 2001)
ISBN-10: 1860061281
ISBN-13: 978-1860061288

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Collecting Anodised Cap badges Taylor, Peter 144 pages
Pen & Sword Books 1998
ISBN: 9780850526370

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British Army Cap Badges of the Twentieth Century (Crowood Collectors') Ward, Arthur Hardcover: 192 pages
The Crowood Press Ltd (22 Oct 2007)
ISBN-10: 1861269617
ISBN-13: 978-1861269614
 

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Collecting Metal Shoulder Titles Westlake, Ray 199 pages
Pen & Sword / Leo Cooper, Barnsley, United Kingdom, 1997 (go for new and revised edition)

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Divisional and Other Signs Wheeler-Holohan, V. 128 pages
Naval and Military Press, 2001 -6
ISBN: 1843420953

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Badges of the British Army 1820 -1960 (also more recent edition; "1820-preset day") Wilkinson, Frederick (1995 edition) 96 pages
Publisher: Weidenfeld Military; Rev Ed edition (11 May 1995)
ISBN-10: 1854092960
ISBN-13: 978-1854092960

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Discovering British Military Badges and Buttons Wilkinson Latham R J 79 pages
Shire Publications, Tring, 1973
ISBN: 0852631782

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Specialist Titles.
         
Badge Backings and Special Embellishments of the British Army. Audax, C. E. 307 pp 1992.
(The Ulster Defence Regiment Benevolent Fund).
ISBN-10: 0951434209
ISBN-13: 978-0951434208
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Badges of the Worcestershire Regiment Bennett, Roger Wilmot. 172 pages
Published By Author, Lindford, England, 1994

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Uniforms and Insignia of the Royal Armoured Corps Since 1946 Bodsworth, John. 132 pages
MLRS Books
ISBN: 9781905973811

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Parachute Wings (all nations) Bragg, R.J.; Turner, Roy 108 pages
Peter A Heims Ltd, Cobham, Surrey, United Kingdom, 1985
ISBN: 0950642622

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Drop Zone flashes of The British Airborne Forces. Edwards Charles A. ,  Crowther, Geoffrey, and  Portland Jan Paperback: 43 pages
Publisher: Pass in Review Pubns Mar 1993
ISBN-10: 0943349028
ISBN-13: 978-0943349022

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Post World War 2 Special Air Service Regiment Insignia Embleton, M. 2006. 
Moore Printing
   
Headdress, Badges and Embellishments of The Royal Corps of Signals Harfield, Major A. G. Picton Publishing Ltd., Chippenham  1982

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Wings of World War II. The Military Flight Qualification Badges of the Second World War (covers most combatant countries and some neutrals) Huff, Russell J. R.J. Huff & Assoc., Inc. 1985
250 pages
ISBN: 9780961818821
   
Cavalry Warrant Officers' and Non-Commissioned Officers' Arm Badges Linaker, David & Dine, Gordon 156 pages
The Military History Society, London, 1997
ISBN: 0951060333

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Badges and Insignia of the Royal Artillery. No.1 Shoulder Titles. Litchfield, Norman E.H. 1981. Private Printing    
Insignia of the Parachute Regiment and Airborne Forces 1940-1948.   McDermott, Peter J. 1978 Private Printing.    
Badges of the Royal Dublin Fusiliers Booklet Two Maguire, J 8 pages
Published by the author 1997
103 copies

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The Staffords 1881-1978: Badges and Uniforms Rosignoli, G.,   Whitehouse C. J. 32 pages
Rosignoli, 1978
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Arm Badges of the British Cavalry Regiments Seaman, P. 164 pages
Seaman, P.
ISBN: 0952426102

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Special Forces Insignia: British and Commonwealth Units an Illustrated Reference Guide for Collectors . Short, James G. 68 pages
Arms & Armour 1988
 ISBN 0853688753

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Allied Special Forces Insignia 1939-1948 Taylor, Peter. 256 pages
Leo Cooper 1997
ISBN: 0850525829

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Military Insignia of Cornwall
&
A Supplement to Military Insignia of Cornwall
Thomas, Charles and Endean Ivall, D.
&
Endean Ivall. D
?? pages
Penwith Books, Cornwall, 1976

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The Fifth Fusiliers and its Badges Wood, D. 129 pages
Privately Published. London, 1988

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Other related titles not wholly devoted to insignia
(May include a chapter or section on insignia)
The Lineage of the Regiments of the British Army: Cavalry (volume 1) Baker, Anthony 205 pages
Military Press.
1999
 Abe  
The Lineage of the Regiments of the British Army: Yeomanry (volume 2) Baker, Anthony 151 pages
Military Press.
1999
 Abe  
The Lineage of the Regiments of the British Army:  Infantry (volume 3 to 7) Baker, Anthony various 129 - 203 pages
Military Press.
1999
 Abe  
The Uniforms of the British Yeomanry Force 1794-1914 Series: (numerous volumes one for each yeomanry regiment) see Abe link for list. Barlow, L.  & Smith, R.J. various 16 - 32 pages approx
Army Museums Ogilby Trust
1980s - 90's
 Abe  
The Dress of the Royal Artillery from 1898-1956. Campbell, D. A. 66 pages
Woolwich: Royal Artillery Institution, 1960

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Dress Regulations for the Army, 1900. (Found in various facsimile editions) (HMSO)
Carman, W Y (facsimile intro by)
Paperback: 188 pages
Publisher: Naval & Military Press Ltd (31 Oct 2000)
ISBN-10: 1843420767
ISBN-13: 978-1843420767
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Dress Regulations 1846; The Uniforms of the British Army at the Beginning of the Crimean War (facsimile edition) Carman, W Y (facsimile intro by) 160 pages
Arms and Armour Press, 1971.
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Regulations for the Dress of General Staff, and Regimental Officers of the Army (1857) (facsimile edition) ?? 155pp.
2006 N&MP Reprint of 1857 Original Edition
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British Army Uniforms & Insignia of World War Two Davis Brian Leigh 276 pages
Arms and Armour Press, London, 1983
ISBN: 0853686092
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Royal Artillery Special Forces. Embleton, M. 2005. Moore Printing    
Armies of the Raj: From the Great Indian Mutiny to Independence, 1858-1947 Farwell, Byron 399 pages
W. W. Norton and Company, 1991
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50 years of Yeomanry Uniforms Harris R.G. 160 pages
Muller., 1972
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Army Regulations (India) 1913. Volume VII. Dress Government of India 108 pages reprinted by:
Naval and Military Press, 2000
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Dress Regulations India, 1931 (Government of India) Government of India 136 pages reprinted by:
Naval and Military Press, 2000
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The Volunteer Artillery, 1859 - 1908, Their Lineage, Uniforms and Badges Litchfield, Norman E. H. and Westlake, Ray 202 pages
Nottingham. The Sherwood Press.  1982

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 The Sharpshooters: 3rd County of London Yeomanry 1900-1961, Kent & County of London Yeomanry 1961-1970 Mollo, Boris 83 pp
Published for the Regiment by Historical Research Unit, 1970.

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Regiments of the Empire: A Bibliography of their Published Histories Perkins, Roger 382 pages
Privately Published., 1989

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Tanks and Goodbye, A collectors Guide [RTC RTR RAC] Peter Payne & Jim MacDonald 1997 Private Printing.    
Their Formative Years: History of The Corps of Electrical and Mechanical Engineers. Volume I Simon, Lt Col Rufus 486 pages
Vikas Publishing House Pvt Ltd, New Delhi, India, 1977

 Abe

 
Collecting Volunteer Militaria Wyatt, R J 146 pages
David & Charles (Holdings) Ltd, Newton Abbot, Devon, UK, 1974

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