As the chief rival to NATO from 1955-1991, the Warsaw Pact was, and
has since remained, a popular subject for military students and historians
alike. On the collecting market the vast range of awards, badges and insignia
produced during the Cold War has helped to make the national armies of the
Warsaw Pact a popular choice with many military specialists. Surprisingly, even
though a great deal has been written about the armour, weapons, uniforms and
equipment, no comprehensive reference source on the subject of badges has been
printed in the English language.
For the first time, this book offers the collector a comprehensive
reference source that will allow the accurate identification of Warsaw Pact
badges, mentioning the various methods of construction employed, variations in
design observed according to manufacturer or changes employed over time, and
their general availability today.
Alongside the badges awarded by the land forces, many others are
featured that were issued by the navies, air forces, border guards, militias and
para-military sports associations of the USSR, East Germany, Czechoslovakia,
Poland, Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria between 1955 - 1991.
Contents include: Cap badges * Airborne awards * Soviet Guards badges
* Clasps * Military proficiency.
