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At last the book on Military Medals that collectors have been anxiously awaited! Hundreds of photographs of rare, seldom seen medals, decorations and orders, as well as those awards commonly encountered, with their intricate details captured in spectacular color. Descriptions and value guide give the advanced collector, and the novice, the opportunity to indentify and grade their collections. Covered are medals from: Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Imperial Russsia, Serbia-Yugoslavia, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, and the United States. Bob Ball and Paul Peters are both collectors and live in Connecticut. Bob Ball is also the author of American Shelf and Wall Clocks, and Cowboy Collectibles and Western Memorabilia (with Edward Vebell), also available from Schiffer Publishing.
About the author
Robert W. D. Ball, a life-long resident of Connecticut, has long had a fascination with clocks and timepieces. Well-known in the fields of militaria collecting and military history, Mr. Ball's previous publications include Cowboy Collectibles and Western Memorabilia.
