European Orders and Decorations to 1945 (Shire Library)

Got this for Christmas a few years back. Outstanding resource. I love the pictures as well.

Basic introduction to this topic. Many entries similar in scope/content to encyclopedia articles. Bought it because of price and got what I paid for so cannot low rank it.

WWⅡ当時のヨーロッパ各国（約50国）の勲章（主に軍功勲章）の解説本。独・英・仏等主要国のほかに、東欧諸国・マルタ共和国・モナコ等の珍し勲章の解説がされています。写真は全てカラー写真です。

A perfect little book, ideal for carrying with you when in the hunt for medals and/or Orders. Enough information to give you a good idea of what you're looking for, pointers to consider for further discussion with like minded people or for researching yourself. Great to see colour photos of most of the Orders or Decorations referred to with in this book. An ideal book to give a taster of the world of Orders and Decorations to those who are purely curious, ideal for those with some general knowledge and ideal for those who have been collecting for some time. Easy to follow, concise information. To put it simply, it's a little gem of a book!!!

Slim volume, plenty glossy pictures to look at. I thought good Value for money - what else is there to say

The field of collecting Orders & Decorations, can at times be quite difficult to grasp. between the different designs to varing sizes, in the same Order!Althogh this book is a little thin, I foud it to be a valuble reference to my library. And I could not do without it now!!Although "thin" it covers all of the major Orders of Europe, and quite a few lesser known, some that even I had never known of their existance!The book is wonderfully illustrated with colour photos, as well as B/W.If you only have a pasing interest in this field, I strongly recomend this book to you.

Good guide to a special area. Both as a collector or just interested in the history behind orders and medals.