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- catalog abstract ""U.S. Army Patches brings together in one colorful source more than eighteen hundred cloth insignia worn by U.S. soldiers from World War I to the present. Barry Jason Stein has gathered officially approved patches from both active and inactive units, as well as patches approved for local wear and many unauthorized patches, all of which offer unique insights into the U.S. military. Drawing on extensive research of government documents, Stein offers a brief profile of each army unit and a commentary on the significance of its heraldic terms. He includes anecdotal information that makes the volume as entertaining as it is resourceful. In his inventory of the patches, Stein lists items of special interest, including the period and the battle campaigns in which they were worn and the meaning of their motifs. In addition Stein provides an index of all previous designations by which the units have been known"--Dust jacket.".
- catalog alternative "US Army patches".
- catalog alternative "United States Army patches".
- catalog contributor b10272360.
- catalog created "c1997.".
- catalog date "1997".
- catalog date "c1997.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1997.".
- catalog description ""U.S. Army Patches brings together in one colorful source more than eighteen hundred cloth insignia worn by U.S. soldiers from World War I to the present. Barry Jason Stein has gathered officially approved patches from both active and inactive units, as well as patches approved for local wear and many unauthorized patches, all of which offer unique insights into the U.S. military. Drawing on extensive research of government documents, Stein offers a brief profile of each army unit and a commentary on the significance of its heraldic terms. He includes anecdotal information that makes the volume as entertaining as it is resourceful. In his inventory of the patches, Stein lists items of special interest, including the period and the battle campaigns in which they were worn and the meaning of their motifs. In addition Stein provides an index of all previous designations by which the units have been known"--Dust jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 195) and index.".
- catalog extent "xi, 222 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "U.S. Army patches.".
- catalog identifier "1570031576 (paper)".
- catalog identifier "1570031797 (cloth)".
- catalog isFormatOf "U.S. Army patches.".
- catalog issued "1997".
- catalog issued "c1997.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Columbia, S.C. : University of South Carolina Press,".
- catalog relation "U.S. Army patches.".
- catalog subject "355.1/4 20".
- catalog subject "UC533 .S745 1997".
- catalog subject "United States. Army Insignia.".
- catalog title "U.S. Army patches : an illustrated encyclopedia of cloth unit insignia / Barry Jason Stein.".
- catalog title "US Army patches".
- catalog title "United States Army patches".
- catalog type "text".