The book Badges of the Regular Infantry, 1914-1918 is based on over thirty years of research in museums, archives, and collections. It constitutes an exhaustive study of the development of the insignia of regiments, brigades, and divisions of the twelve divisions that formed the regular army during the Great War. It also examines the insignia of the battalions that remained behind to guard the Empire.
While divisional insignia are generally known, there has been no authoritative work on the insignia worn by infantry battalions. The book will illustrate the cap and shoulder titles used, as well as the cloth badges worn for easy recognition in the trenches. Each regular and reserve battalion of a regiment is mentioned, offering a brief history of the unit and detailed information about the insignia worn.
It is richly illustrated and contains much information, such as why a form or color was chosen, when it was adopted, what its size was, whether it was worn on a helmet, what color the helmet was, and what colors were used for horse transport. The majority of this rich and detailed information has never been published before. What helps make the information accurate and authentic is that much of it comes from a record created at that time and from personal correspondence with hundreds of veterans in the '80s, many of whom still had their badges and often had extraordinarily vivid memories of using them. The book also provides some comments from these veterans. Using the illustrations, it will be possible to bring to life many of the unidentifiable photographs in family albums.
Pages: 192, Dimensions: 17.2x17.2cm
