Army And Navy Uniforms And Insignia: How To Know Rank, Corps And Service In The Military And Naval Forces Of The United States And Foreign Countries
| Author(s): | Dion Williams |
| Category: | Militaria & Weapons |
| Publisher: | New York : Frederick A. Stokes Company |
| Publish date: | Jan 1, 1918 |
| ISBN: | 0009900000405 |
| Number of pages: | 524 |
In its military sense the word " uniform," as a noun, is specifically used to denote the distinctive style of dress and equipment established by governmental regulation and worn by any naval or military organization in order that all of the individual elements of that organization will present a homogeneous appearance. In general all uniforms are divided into two principal classes, dress uniforms and undress or service uniforms, the modern field uniforms belonging to the latter class. Dress uniforms are for use on occasions of ceremony and, as in the case of civilian attire, they are usually more ornate and gaudy than the working service uniforms.
Table of contents
Army and Navy Uniforms and Insignia
CONTENTS
CHAPTER I ORIGIN AND HISTORY OF UNIFORM
CHAPTER II SERVICE, CORPS AND RANK
CHAPTER III ENSIGNS, FLAGS AND PENNANTS
CHAPTER IV UNIFORMIS AND INSIGNIA OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY
CHAPTER VI UNIFORMS AND INSIGNIA OF THE U. S. MARINE CORPS
CHAPTER VII UNIFORMS AND INSIGNIA OF THE U. S. COAST GUARD
CHAPTER VIII UNIFORMS AND INSIGNIA OF THE U. S. LIGHTHOUSE SERVICE AND U. S. COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY
CHAPTER XI MEDALS, BADGES AND RIBBONS
CHAPTER XI UNIFORMS AND INSIGNIA OF FOREIGN ARMIES AND NAVIES
CHAPTER XII UNIFORMS AND INSIGNIA OF THE AMERICAN RED CROSS
CHAPTER XIII UNIFORMS AND INSIGNIA OF THE WAR WORKERS OF THE YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION
CHAPTER XIV CUSTOMS OF THE SERVICES
CHAPTER XV HONORS AND DISTINCTIONS
INDEX
