Includes: 1. The Order of Military Merit: softcover, by Christopher McCreery; Message by Her Majesty The Queen, Sovereign of the Order of Military Merit; Message by His Excellency the Right Honourable David Lloyd Johnston, CC, CMM, COM, CD, Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada, Chancellor of the Order of Military Merit; Preface by General Walter Natynczyk, CMM, MSC, CD, Chief of the Defence Staff, Principal Commander of the Order of Military Merit; copyrighted by Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada in 2012; coded "A-DH-300-000/JD-003"; Catalogue Number D2-301-2012; ISBN 978-1-100-54293-5. Designed as a Bilingual publication, to be read as English and French, back-to-back. Both covers feature the embossed image of the Order of Military Merit, the publication beginning with a Frontispiece, followed by an Author's Note, Acknowledgements and an Introduction. The book documents the history of the Order of Merit, through the use of explanatory text and multiple photographs, beginning with its inception in 1972 and contains four chapters: 1 - Military Orders in Canada; 2 - A National Honours System Becomes Reality; 3 - The Order Comes to Life: Appointments, Refinements; 4 - Logistics of the Order of Merit. It culminates with a Conclusion, five Appendices, End Notes, a Glossary of Post-nominals, a Bibliography, Photo Credits and an Index. The Central Section of the book, where the English and French sections meet, has the Register of the Members of the Order of Military Merit 1972-2012. The book contains 580 pages, 286 pages of which are in English, 294 pages of which are in French, with a 52 page Central Section, in full-colour throughout, printed in four colour inks, on a coated white paper stock, measuring 178 mm (w) x 254 mm (h) x 35 mm (d); 2. The Canadian Forces' Decoration: softcover, by Christopher McCreery; Foreword by His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh; Preface by General Walter Natynczyk, CMM, MSC, CD; coded "DGM-10-04-00007". Designed as a Bilingual publication, to be read as English and French, back-to-back. Both covers feature the embossed image of the Canadian Forces' Decoration, the publication beginning with an Author's Note, followed by Acknowledgements and an Introduction. The book documents the history of the Canadian Forces' Decoration, through the use of explanatory text and multiple photographs, beginning with its inception in 1949 and contains six chapters: 1 - Early Long Service Decorations and Medals in Canada; 2 - Two-Pronged Plan: The Canadian Forces' Decoration and the Canadian Long Service and Good Conduct Medal; 3 - Delayed Success: Establishing the Canadian Forces' Decoration; 4 - Evolution of the Canadian Forces' Decoration; 5 - Logistics of the Canadian Forces' Decoration; 6 - Royal and Vice-Regal Recipients. It culminates with a Conclusion, six Appendices, End Notes, a Glossary of Post-nominals, a Bibliography, Photo Credits and an Index. The book contains 336 pages, 168 pages of which are in English, 168 pages of which are in French, in full-colour throughout, printed in four colour inks, on a coated white paper stock, measuring 178 mm (w) x 254 mm (h) x 20 mm (d).
Together, the books weigh approximately 2.5 kilograms, the Order of Military Merit exhibiting a slight white crease in the spine, both books with light wear. Near extremely fine.
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