Neither Zhou Ming-fu nor Wilson M. Powell knew; when each trod the barren battlefields of Korea; that their lives would one day be entwined in a remarkable story of compassion; courage and faith. Powell; son of a renowned American physicist and Zhou; son of a Chinese street merchant; came to embrace the vision of a world without war. Their chance meeting; on a moonlit street in Chengdu; began a journey that would overcome their fears and doubts and open wide the door of friendship.
#1478823 in Books Crowood 2008-05-15Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 10.00 x .63 x 7.75l; 1.34 #File Name: 1861269617192 pages
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful. Pretty; but not what I had hoped forBy P. GeyerThis is a very attractive book. It is full of beautiful full-color photographs of a number of different British cap badges and other random items. But ultimately "British Army Cap Badges of the Twentieth Century" is disappointing in a number of respects:1) While the title indicates that the book is about the badges themselves; this book is really much more about the process of collecting British militaria insignia. I suppose that this was published in the "Crowood Collectors'" series may have given some indication of the book's actual thrust; that indication was rather more implicit than explicit.2) Again; despite the title; a significant amount of space is given to other British military insignia that only have a tangential; if any; relationship to cap badges. The subject of British cap badges is more than ample enough to fill up several books; so this filler really just seems to be a device for making up for a serious deficiency of depth.3) While the photographs of badges in the book are quite nice; they are not even remotely close to being comprehensive; or even well organized. Some regiments or organizations are represented; many are not. Even those that are represented are inadequately described; if they are described at all. And even these photographs do not appear to be organized according any sort of rational system.Of all of these problems; perhaps the biggest problem here lies mainly in the fact that the title does not represent what the book contains. Perhaps if this book was titled "Collecting Twentieth Century British Insignia" it would warrant as many as 3 stars. But overall; I found this book attractive; but ultimately disappointing. It is a military themed coffee table book; but not a serious reference work. Look for "Cap-Badges of the British Army 1939-45" by G.L.D. Alderton as a good indication of what this book could have looked like had it been properly focused or organized.4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. british army cap badges of the twentieth centuryBy R. J. GoliatThis book is an excellent reference for those who are interested in starting to collect cap badges or just want some basic information on cap badges. The author has given a real nice overview of the subject and for those interested cap badges are really neat. if you are staring out i highly suggest you buy this book. I am sure there are more in depth references available but this is a great starter.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. British Army Cap Badges of the Twentieth Century (Crowood Collectors')By Den-poExcellent book; very informative..A must for serious collectors of military badges. I would recommend it to anybody interested in thewar.
