Softcover, perfect-bound, laminated finish on the cover, the front cover illustrating the Multi-National Force - Iraq insignia, entitled "The Decorations and Medals of Operation Iraqi Freedom", by Edward John Emering, Orders and Medals Society of America (OMSA) Monograph No. 28, First Edition, copyrighted by OMSA in 2012, published in the United States of America by the Orders and Medals Society of America of Claymont, Delaware, distributed by OMSA Publications of Warren, Ohio, ISBN 978-1-890974-34-3. The book lists the various countries and organizations involved in Operation Iraqi Freedom and the subsequent post invasion reorganization of Iraq, along with listing and illustrating the awards issued to members of the respective forces, including: Albania, Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Estonia, European Union, Fiji, Georgia, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, Iraq (Under Saddam), Iraq (Post Invasion), Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Multi-National Division Central South (MND-CS), Macedonia, Moldova, Mongolia, NATO, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Philippines, Poland,, Portugal, Romania, Singapore, Slovak Republic (Slovenia), South Korea, Spain, Thailand, Tonga, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United Nations, United States. It begins with a Dedication "to the late S.G. (Yash) Yasinitsky and to John Sylvetser, Jr., who have both encouraged and inspired" the author, followed by a Table of Contents, a Preface by Elizabeth K. Sanjuan of Chicago, Illinois, and an Introduction by the author, Edward J. Emering of Chicago, Illinois. The book is divided into seven chapters: 1 - Iraq Lead Up to War; 2 - The Coalition; 3 - The Medals; 4 - The Medal of Honor; 5 - The European Union; 6 - NATO and Iraq; 7 - The United Nations in Iraq. It concludes with a Bibliography, an Addendum and a Glossary. The book contains 84 pages of text and charts, complemented by multiple colour photographs of the various awards and a map of Iraq, printed in four-colour inks, on a coated white paper stock, measuring 215 mm (w) x 277 mm (h) x 5 mm (d). Near extremely fine.
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