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This is the first in a new series of detailed references on Service Badges and Emblems, the distinguishing insignia that are worn on uniforms to show such information as rank, trades, qualifications, proficiency, skill-at-arms, formations, units, locations and districts.
Third Reich Cloth Insignia covers the services, organizations and units (military and other) that were part of Germany under the Nazis. This includes the Wehrmachtm as well as such services as the Police, Hitler Youth, Fire service, etc.
An unparalleled collection and years of specialization in this area of research makes Brian Davis the perfect author for this project. Editor of The Formation Sign, the journal of the Cloth Insignia Research and Collectors Society, he is respected worldwide for his many books on uniforms and insignia. Future titles in this series will cover the cloth insignia of the United States and the United Kingdom.
Customer Reviews:
Third Reich Cloth Insinia: Service Badges and Emblems.......2007-08-26
Well put together collection but was really after more Military collection, did not cover groups like the Alpine Corps
Good reference........2007-01-10
This book delves into the endless stream of Third Reich cloth emblems. It is not all inclusive; but for someone who just wants to get a flavor of all the insignia/patches that were produced during the Third Reich, then this is an appropriate book. Brian Davis always does an excellent job in historical research, and this book is no exception.
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In recent years, the Confederate flag has become as much a news item as a Civil War relic. Intense public debates have erupted over Confederate flags flying atop state capitols, being incorporated into state flags, waving from dormitory windows, or adorning the T-shirts and jeans of public school children. To some, this piece of cloth is a symbol of white supremacy and enduring racial injustice; to others, it represents a rich Southern heritage and an essential link to a glorious past. Polarizing Americans, these "flag wars" reveal the profound--and still unhealed--schisms that have plagued the country since the Civil War.
The Confederate Battle Flag is the first comprehensive history of this contested symbol. Transcending conventional partisanship, John Coski reveals the flag's origins as one of many banners unfurled on the battlefields of the Civil War. He shows how it emerged as the preeminent representation of the Confederacy and was transformed into a cultural icon from Reconstruction on, becoming an aggressively racist symbol only after World War II and during the Civil Rights movement. We gain unique insight into the fine line between the flag's use as a historical emblem and as an invocation of the Confederate nation and all it stood for. Pursuing the flag's conflicting meanings, Coski suggests how this provocative artifact, which has been viewed with pride, fear, anger, nostalgia, and disgust, might ultimately provide Americans with the common ground of a shared and complex history.
Customer Reviews:
The Confederate Battle Flag: Controversial and Colorful symbol of the Lost Cause .......2006-06-14
The confederate battle flag is "an enigma wrapped in a riddle"
to historians. Was it:
a. A southern symbol of brave warriors fighting and dying to
protect their southland against the federal government; preserve
states right and slavery?
b. A pernicious symbol of racism and hatred of African-Americans?
c. A historical flag from American history that deserves a place in museums and sites but has no place flying over the
state house in such states as Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia and
South Carolina.
d. A divisive and ugly symbol of segregation which needs to be
furled since it assaults our African-American citizens.
e. A symbol of such far right groups as the KKK and Citizens
Councils which needs to be folded and put in history's attic
The fine historian John Coski from the Museum of the Confederacy in Richmond, Va. shows us in this scholarly, detailed and objective look at the confederate battleflag and the other flags of the Confederate States of America that this
flag is and has been all of the above. The Confederate Flag will:
a. Always be a part of the American scene-love it or hate it.
b. Ambiguous in its meaning to different people who remember
their ancestors who fought for Dixie or remember the bad old days of chattel slavery.
c. He looks at heritage groups such as the Daughters of the Confederacy and the Sons of Confederate Veterans as well as
black groups which oppose the flag.
As the ancestor of men who died for the Confederacy and were buried in confederate draped splendor I can clearly see both
sides of the issue. Unfortunately I conclude that the flag is a
symbol of racism and opppression and should be used only in a
historical context to remember the Confederate soldiers' brave
sacrifice. US Grant once said of the Confederacy, "Never did so
many good men die for so bad a cause (the perpetuation of slavery)."
Not everyone will agree with my personal view but this is a
book which should be read by all interested Americans black or
white or yellow or brown. We need to work together as Americans
free of prejudice and hatred to maximize our many freedoms.
Coski has done an excellent job of research; he understands
the flag flap controversies with expertise.
Balanced and Informative.......2006-03-31
This gives a detailed history of the confederate flag(s) and its use for a variety of purposes in its long history. It truly means many things to many people--history and heritage and in equal measure oppression and ostracism. Both are right. The author does not take sides but allows each side to understand how others' perceeptions are shaped. Superb
Flag-Studies Journal Editor weighs in.......2006-02-04
John Coski's significant achievement: he has managed to bring a historian's neutral perspective to an otherwise highly-charged controversy. He begins with the flag's initial design (it was an alternative design for the first Confederate national flag, actually proposed by the design committee's chair, William Porcher Miles) and with its use in battle (adopted in late 1861 at the urging of General Beauregard who observed that the national flag resembled the Union's flag too closely, causing confusion on the battlefield). Coski then lays the groundwork for the flag's initial post-war significance as a memorial marker and a historical honor among Confederate heritage groups. With superbly-documented detail, he traces the flag's use by the (second) Ku Klux Klan in the 1920s, by southerners in the US Armed forces during the Second World War, by "Dixiecrats" in the 1948 presidential campaign, by southern college students starting in the late 1940s, by those caught up in the "flag craze" of 1951, by pro-segregationist/anti-civil rights activists in the 1950s, and through the frictions of the past 50 years.
He shows how the flag "became an aggressively racist symbol only after World War II and the Civil Rights movement", and explores with great sensitivity how the flag has two conflicting but potentially overlapping meanings for its users: one, as a symbol of the Confederacy-a historical icon, and second, as a symbol for a major (alleged) principle underlying the Confederacy, the racism that justified slavery. Whether advanced simply as "a symbol of our heritage" by proud Southerners, or as an assertion of a "redneck" political/cultural position, the confusion over these meanings fans the flames of the "flag wars" that still rage in our American public discourse.
The text reflects intensive research and provides superb footnotes. It was delightful to see an article from NAVA's scholarly journal Raven (which I edit) cited in the text, quoting author Rosalind Urbach Ross describing the Confederate Battle Flag as "the second American flag", and to read the excellent treatment of the Georgia state flag adopted in 2003 (for which NAVA member Ed Jackson won the Vexillonnaire Award for his role in its design, and during which the Georgia General Assembly members referred to NAVA's flag-design guidebook Good Flag, Bad Flag).
In a fascinating irony, the Southern hereditary organizations, Sons of Confederate Veterans (SCV) and United Daughters of the Confederacy (UDC), have long fought to restrict the use of Confederate flags to events and sites directly tied to Civil War heritage (such as cemeteries and monuments), decrying its misuse by "slack-jawed teenagers": this has put them in the difficult position of defending the flag itself against attacks (for example, supporting the right to wear the flag on a T-shirt), yet advocating for its more-limited use (for example, opposing the wearing of the flag on a T-shirt).
The author serves as historian and library director at the Museum of the Confederacy in Richmond, Virginia. His evenhanded approach demonstrates a triumph of professionalism over regionalism, and results in a solid and informative treatment of an important contemporary issue in flag usage.
Edward B. Kaye
Editor, Raven, A Journal of Vexillology
North American Vexillological Association
A History of the Confederate Battle Flag (Period).......2005-11-22
First a disclaimer, Dr. John Coski was my professor for the 2nd half of American history (1866 to present) and an assistant for America in Vietnam. His scholarship and ability to describe the tapestry of American history is on par with the finest of American historians and in this volume, he tackles a subject that most would avoid like the plague. If you can force yourself to read the lower # of stars reviews, the reviewers either have an axe to grind (would you expect the national NAACP not to use the battle flag as a recruiting device?) or wish to tell a story from local history (if done as chapters, Virginia would have 93 for it's counties and 38 for it's cities, North Carolina 100 counties, etc. That would not necessarily be history but folklore and open to interpretation) or as my compatriot from Maryland, an attack on Lincoln's unconstitutionality. None of which are the subject of the book. Granted, there are times in the text that I cheered for Coski to hit them harder but his comment regarding that was to bring up length - the book could easily be 1,000 pages and still some points of view would be left out. It would then not appeal to the majority of readers and be relegated to the ivory towers of acedemia. That would be a shame.
Coski has attempted to bring a tremendously emotional subject to the widest audience possible and I feel he succeeds. I have recommended the book to my own SCV camp as well as the executive director of my state's NAACP. That is the breadth of appeal of this work. Do I think everyone will agree with his conclusions? Of course not, but he gives a solid grounding in the post Late Unpleasantness history of the flag and reminds its supporters that their own organizations (the UDC) warned of allowing such widespread abuse of the flag would be a problem in the future.
So don't expect partisanship in this book. It is a history - just the facts. However, those facts are placed in context - both Southern and American - and if that makes you uncomfortable, then maybe a serious history is not for you. The Confederate Battle Flag is solidly researched, well-written and timely. John Coski deserves the highest praise for enduring the slings and arrows of those who would only wish to read something in support of their own position. I am not convinced that many historians would bear that in order to reveal the truth of American history. It is $20.00 very well spent if you want to understand a part of the modern South. Enjoy the prose.
Perspective Over Passion.......2005-10-24
Coski's strong research goes beyond "Heritage Not Hate" to support the notion that we should consider the motives behind those who display the Confederate Battle Flag rather than reduce its meaning to our own prejudice. The history of the flag is emersed in the blood of some 200,000 Confederate soldiers who died in its service. While some certainly fought to preserve the institution of salvery most rallied to defense of their home, their state, their commrads. In the 1960s, the Southern heritage of the flag was lost as it became a symbol of segregation and hatred. More recently, the battle flag has become associated with the "bubba" stereotype of country, stock car racing, gun racks and the Dukes of Hazard County. Others expand upon the latter to adopt the flag as a metaphore for "thumbing one's nose" at authority, a synonym for independence, a modern version of "Don't Tread On Me." The point of Coski's excellent book is this: Perhaps it is time for more dispassionate consideration of the flag. That we look at it as a tool in education rather than a pariah of political correctness. Whereas the use of the Swaskita evokes universal convulsion, the Stars & Bars suggest reasonable purpose on both sides of the question.
Product Description
Kurt H. Keller, co-author of "United States Army Shoulder Patches", continues the definitive study of military insignia with "Emblems of Honor", Volume IV of the US Army Patches series but the first of a new series of titles which will document the development of US Shoulder Patches from World War I to the Cold War. A valuable reference for collector's and students of military history.
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- Wonderfully done book
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Boneyard Badges: Aircraft and Emblems at Davis-Monthan AFB
Philip D. Chinnery
Manufacturer: Airlife Publishing, Ltd.
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Binding: Paperback
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ASIN: 1840371021 |
Customer Reviews:
The Quality Has Slipped.......2001-08-16
Philip D. Chinnery has written at least 4 books on Davis-Monthan AFB (a.k.a. "The Boneyard"). Unfortunately, this is the weakest effort. Don't get me wrong. It's still a solid 4-Stars worth of textual/pictoral entertainment. If you're an aviation enthusiast you'll be enjoying the photos of individual aircraft very much. My gripe with the book is the premise for its existence: That we'd be treated to both aircraft and the emblems that adorn them; maybe splashy nose art, and perhaps treated with a wonderful, historical viewpoint. Alas, I was disappointed. The photos are very good, and you'll see aircraft galore, but to try and create the theme that this is all about aircraft emblems is pushing it. It feels like Chinnery spent a week or two photographing the emblems available at the AFB over those couple weeks, and little else was done photo-research-wise. Even some pre-storage aircraft tail graffiti [though nicely done] made it into this book. You'll see some nose art, but a great deal of what passes as "emblems" are really just "unit badges" and "tail markings". Nothing to get excited about in either of those arenas either. Get this book for the [exceptional] photography of the aircraft themselves--that's the book's great strength--but pass on it if you want a historical perspective and photo essay on nose art, or if you want a historical perspective on unit badges. It just doesn't make that cut.
Wonderfully done book.......2000-06-11
This book is wonderful, I love seeing aircraft put to sleep in the boneyards! Philip D. Chinnery has an awesome book here! I would recommend it to all aviation enthusiasts to buy, it's well worth it!
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Civil War Union Emblems Deck I
Manufacturer: U.S. Games Systems
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ASIN: 1572811382 |
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Facsimile of 1862 deck with three-quarter length court figures.
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Civil War Union Emblems Deck II
Manufacturer: U.S. Games Systems
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Binding: Hardcover
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ASIN: 1572811390 |
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Facsimile of 1863 deck with full-length court figures.
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90 color plates & 8 x 11 & Exquisite color photos of more than 800 Navy aviation patches make this a must for the collector or anyone interested in military decorations. Includes patches for Top Gun units, Fighter and Attack squadrons, Aggressor squadrons, and aircraft carriers.
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Emblem of Liberty: The Image of Lafayette in the American Mind
Anne C. Loveland
Manufacturer: Louisiana State University Press
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Emblems of Love and War
Charles Graves
Manufacturer: Ramsay Head Press
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William I. Meyers and the Modernization of the American Agriculture
Douglas Slaybaugh
Manufacturer: Purdue University Press
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William I. Myers and the Modernization of American Agriculture is teh first book-length study of one of the leaders of the twentieth-century effort to transform farming from a way of life into a science and a business. This biography of Myers offers an opportunity to deal with a central theme of agricultural history - the triumph of modernization over agrarianism. Author Douglas Slaybaugh deftly uses that theme to define the meaning of life.
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Calming Your Fussy Baby: The Brazelton Way helps parents interpret the very first cries of an infant, and shows them how to respond in the most appropriate and effective way. Drs. Brazelton and Sparrow deal squarely with such urgent problems as colic, whining, and tantrums and show how the emergence of gestures and words gradually takes the place of crying as the child's way to act on the world.
Sleepless nights, wailing babies, defiant toddlers--these are universal issues for new parents. Now beloved pediatrician T. Berry Brazelton and his esteemed colleague the child psychiatrist Joshua Sparrow come to the rescue with these highly effective and affordable guides. Full of empathy, warmth, and wisdom, each book in the Brazelton Way series leads parents step-by-step through these trying struggles. Courtesy of Dr. Brazelton's unparalleled understanding and experience, parents will emerge from the turmoil relieved, empowered, and full of new pleasure in the strength and progress of their individual child.
Customer Reviews:
Every Baby's House Should Have It.......2004-04-19
Once again, T. Berry Brazelton hits a home run. Calming Your Fussy Baby outlines the steps every parent should take to determine the source of a baby's fussing and soothe the fuss away. Advice is laid out by age so that parents can go directly to the portion of the book applicable to their baby and specific information is presented for various types of crying and how to identify what kind of cry one is hearing. The advice is to the point and clear and is written in such a way as to assure parents that they are doing just fine.
One of Brazelton's charms is that he echoes Dr. Spock's famous statement "You know more than you think you do" for a new generation. Dr. Brazelton firmly believes that every parent can be a good parent and that the roots of good parenting are within everyone who wishes to tap them. This book, part of the Brazelton Way series, is a good one to have on hand for the inevitable day when a baby just won't be calmed. With this ammunition, any parent should consider him- or herself well armed against the fussies.
a book to steady yourself with.......2004-03-16
Calming Your fussy Baby the Brazelton Way has been the most important book I've read as a parent. Every time my baby cried I felt as if I failed, as if I let her down, hopeless. I felt like crying myself. This book helped me to understand these feelings in myself, to get past them so that I could understand my baby's cries, and figure out what she was trying to tell me. There is lots of information in here about what a baby's cries mean, how to tell, and what to do. But without telling me what to do and making me feel even more like a failure it helped me take a look at myself - I had to face the fact that I was suffering from post partum depression: no one else had noticed. There is something so soothing and calming about the way this book is written that it gave me the courage to face myself, and helped me to get help and get ready to calm my fussy baby.
A blessing.......2004-02-13
Dear Dr. Brazelton,
Thank you for this lovely book. there is so much information in it and it has really helped me to feel that I understand my baby, and that I knwow what to do. thank you!
Not helpful.......2003-03-27
As a parent of a colicy/active baby, I've went through several different books, looking for help. This book was not helpful. It was basically nothing more than you'd find in a magazine article. It doesn't have any real solutions. Instead I'd HIGHLY recommend "the Happiest Baby on the block" especially the DVD version. This was unbelievably helpful to me and I just wish I had found it sooner.
baby's still fussy...........2003-03-09
I really like Dr. Brazelton's approach -- warm and loving but firm and respectful of sleep-deprived parents (thank you!) However, he makes it seem too easy, like "follow steps 1-4 and your baby will be calm." If only it were that simple. I wish he had taken things one step further, i.e., what to do when all his suggestions fail and the baby is still crying. I think in his effort to make this book short and practical, he overlooked how complex this process can be for parents with more difficult babies and/or whose confidence withers with baby's every crying jag.
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It's amazing what red pepper and low-fat sour cream can do for plain, old asparagus! Jyl Steinback, "America's Healthiest Mom," shows readers how to make healthy, inexpensive, and basic dishes exciting and flavorful using ingredients found in almost any supermarket.
From Chili Potato Skins or Creamy Basil Rotini to Caramel Pineapple Loaf or Choc-o-lot Chip Zuchinni Bread, the more than 200 recipes are accompanied by invaluable supermarket tips, such as how to curb impulse buys and how to avoid hidden high-fat products. Jyl also includes a list of the essential foods that every mom should have on hand and provides information on deciphering nutritional labels.
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Supermarket Gourmet
Manufacturer: Perigee Books
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Pantry Power-- From pantry to table in minutes! A list of must-have ingredients to keep on hand for quick-fix meals-- everything from canned meats, seafood, vegetables, soups, fruits, pasta and grains to condiments, sauces and spices. Deciphering Label Lingo-- understanding label lingo to keep you on a healthy track. Filling your basket, aisle to aisle-- Quick tips to get you in and out of the grocery store with the healthiest choices in the least amount of time. 16 Smart and Savvy Supermarket Shopping Tips! How to save money, time, calories and fat! Learn practical tips that help you get the most for the least! Spicing Things Up-- Match up top herbs, spices and seasonings with a variety of foods from meat, fish and poultry to international delights and more. Shortcuts Without Cutting Yourself Short (on flavor, nutrition, etc.). Best Off-the-Shelf Time Savers for quick and healthy meals. Sensational Salad Savvy-- Start with a salad kit or salad package and build it to a full meal. Super Snacks from Pantry, Fridge and Freezer-- all under 100 calories! Picking Your Produce-- Fruit and Vegetable Equivalent Measures, Portion Sizes and Nutritional Benefits
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This digital document is an article from Tea & Coffee Trade Journal, published by Lockwood Trade Journal Co., Inc. on April 1, 1993. The length of the article is 652 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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Title: The espresso lesson. (gourmet coffee gaining ground in supermarkets)
Author: Alyson R. Boxman
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Tea & Coffee Trade Journal (Magazine/Journal)
Date: April 1, 1993
Publisher: Lockwood Trade Journal Co., Inc.
Volume: v165
Issue: n4
Page: p38(2)
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Title: Going upscale: Rouse's Markets, the largest Louisiana-owned grocery retailer, stresses gourmet fare and a large beverage alcohol selection.(LOUISIANA)(Company overview)
Author: Howard Riell
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Beverage Dynamics (Magazine/Journal)
Date: May 1, 2005
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 117
Issue: 3
Page: 25(4)
Article Type: Company overview
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This digital document is an article from Tea & Coffee Trade Journal, published by Lockwood Trade Journal Co., Inc. on January 1, 1990. The length of the article is 1506 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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Title: Super market for specialty coffee. (specialty coffees purchased at supermarkets)
Author: Timothy Castle
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Date: January 1, 1990
Publisher: Lockwood Trade Journal Co., Inc.
Volume: v162
Issue: n1
Page: p70(2)
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