Contains over 1;000 of the most important badges worn on uniforms between 1939 1945. These include insignia of all the major protagonists: Germany; Japan; U.S.; Italy; Great Britain; France; Russia; Brit. Empire. Each badge is illustrated in full-color; with detailed fascinating text; plus the war record of the unit. All of the different categories of insignia are included: cap badges; shoulder sleeve insignia; rank insignia; collar patches; cuff bands; breast insignia. Also; full-color artworks of all the major medals; such as the Medal of Honor; Purple Heart; Knight's Cross; Victoria Cross; Iron Cross; superb full-color rank insignia spreads. Breathtaking!!
#2432980 in Books Greenhill Books 2000-04Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 .92 x 6.42 x 9.56l; #File Name: 1853673889208 pages
Review
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful. Easy ReadingBy J. C. AttridgeA nice collection of alternate realities where often the key factor lies in the after effects of a changed descision. Some of the chapters are better than others. The best ones are the ones which run closest to what actually happened with the smallest change amending the course of history Hofschroer;Elting;Haythornwaite;Gallagher;Elting all fitting nicely within this with strong possibilities the weakest in my opinion was Uffindell's who wrote a nice story but then ruined it by calmly stating that the campaign was a foregone conclusion and Napoleon would never have won. Read the other 2 two waterloo accounts and make your own mind up on this.It was also enjoyable; after reading; to work out any other obvious 'changes' that could have changed history at Waterloo d'Erlon not being recalled and hence winning Ligny - all it needed was one order to arrive with Ney before he lost his temper at the second or Bourmont not defecting and hence Ligny starting 3 hours earlier. Junot in Russia blocking the Russian retreat etc etc.All in all enjoyable and a mind opening book3 of 11 people found the following review helpful. Options other than Napoleon's defeat.By Kevin M QuiggThis was a hard book to read. I don't read much alternative history; simply because it is not true. I enjoy the academic debate of what might have happened if things were done differently. In this book; ten distinguished historians change some facts and show how things could have gone differently for Napoleon. Some of them are OK to read. The large majority have changed the scenario so completely that it is simply fiction. That is why I didn't like reading this book. It also may have been the reason for it being on the discount shelf.I am not sure of other alternative history for the Napoleonic era. However; readers could probably pick a better book from the thousands on Napoleon.
