US Military Medals 1939 to Present Borts Foster 1994 2nd Ed WWII Vietnam Guide For Sale

Good used condition overall UNITED STATES MILITARY MEDALS1939 TO PRESENT
MILITARY EDITION
By:Lawrence H. BortsandCol. (Ret.) Frank C. Foster
SECOND EDITIONCopyright 1994
MOA Press / Medals of America PressFountain Inn, South Carolina
Softcover ISBN:1-884452-11-69781884452116
An excellent illustrated reference guide to United States military decorations, service medals, ribbons, devices and foreign awards used by American military personnel.
This 1994 Second Edition covers the period beginning with World War II and continuing through the Korean War, Vietnam era and early 1990s.
The book includes extensive COLOR illustrations of medals and ribbon bars along with identification and wear information.
COVERAGE INCLUDES:
• U.S. military decorations• Service medals• Marksmanship medals and ribbons• Foreign medals• Ribbon-only awards• Correct order of precedence• Medal and ribbon devices• Proper wear and display• Army awards• Navy awards• Marine Corps awards• Air Force awards• Coast Guard awards• Merchant Marine awards• WWII-era awards• Korean War-era awards• Vietnam-era awards• Later Cold War and Gulf War-period awards
One particularly useful feature is the full-color presentation of ribbon bars, allowing collectors to visually compare unidentified ribbons with documented examples.
The book also provides charts showing the correct manner and order in which military ribbons were worn. The photographed example shows the detailed sections covering U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Merchant Marine awards.
HISTORICAL / COLLECTOR INTEREST
This is the 1994 SECOND EDITION rather than one of the numerous later revised editions.
The title became a recognized military-awards reference and continued through several subsequent editions as new American military decorations and awards were introduced.
For today\'s militaria collector, an earlier edition like this also provides an interesting period reference: it shows the awards system as it was being documented in the early 1990s rather than incorporating decades of later additions and revisions.
The authors were closely connected with the military-awards field. The book identifies Frank C. Foster as a retired U.S. Army colonel and former Commandant and Chief of the Army\'s Adjutant General\'s Corps, while Lawrence \"Larry\" Borts is described as a military-ribbon specialist and collector.
SCARCITY
Later editions of this reference can still be found in the used-book market.
The 1994 Second Edition is encountered less frequently, but I would classify it as an uncommon earlier edition rather than a rare book.
A particularly useful reference for collectors researching loose medals, ribbon bars, veteran groupings, uniforms, shadow boxes and military estates.
Excellent addition to a reference library devoted to:
WWII militariaU.S. military medalsMilitary ribbonsKorean WarVietnam WarCold WarU.S. ArmyU.S. NavyU.S. Marine CorpsU.S. Air ForceU.S. Coast GuardMerchant MarineMilitary decorations and awards
Carefully researched and offered by Echoes of WWII.