International. The Decorations and Medals of the Peacekeeping in the Balkans 1992-2005

Hardcover, maroon cloth cover, the text on the front cover and the spine in a gold-coloured ink, with dust jacket, entitled "The Decorations and Medals of the Peacekeeping in the Balkans 1992-2005", by Edward John Emering, Orders and Medals Society of America (OMSA) Monograph No. 18, OMSA Publications Chairman Alex Bendyna, OMSA Publication and Editor William K. Emerson, copyrighted by OMSA in 2005, published in the United States of America by the Orders and Medals Society of America of San Ramon, California, distributed by OMSA Publications of Warren, Ohio, ISBN 1-890974-19-6. The book lists the various countries and organizations involved in peacekeeping in the Balkans between 1992 and 2005, along with listing and illustrating the awards issued to members of the respective peacekeeping forces, including: United States, Albania, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Benin, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Canada, Chile, China, CEPOL (European Police College), Colombia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominic Republic, Egypt, Estonia, European Force, European Union, Fiji, Finland, France, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, ICFY (International Conference on the Former Yugoslavia), International Volunteer Commemorative Medals, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Ivory Coast, Jordan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malawi, Morocco, NATO, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), Pakistan, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Senegal, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Tunisia, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Nations, Venezuela, Western European Union, Zambia, Zimbabwe. It begins with a page entitled "Death of a Nation - Conflict in the Former Yugoslavia", followed by an Acknowledgements, a Foreword by Hendrik Meersschaert of Lokeren, Belgium, an Introduction by the author and dated February 2005 at Chicago, Illinois, and a Table of Contents. The book contains seven chapters: 1 - Background; 2 - The United Nations; 3 - NATO and the United States; 4 - Kosovo; 5 - Macedonia; 6 - EUFOR; 7 - The Medals. It concludes with seven Appendices (A - Participating Nations in UN Operations in the Former Yugoslavia; B - UN Fatalities by Selected Missions; C - Participating Nations in Non-UN Operations in the Former Yugoslavia; D - SFOR Organization; E - KFOR Organization; F - EUFOR Organization; G - Notes of Rarity Codes); a Glossary, and a Bibliography and Internal Resources. The book contains 150 pages of text and charts, complemented by multiple colour photographs of the various awards, maps and personalities, along with black and white historical photographs, printed in four-colour inks, on a coated white paper stock, measuring 212 mm (w) x 281 mm (h) x 16 mm (d). Near extremely fine. Reference Guide Shipping Policy: An additional shipping charge may be applicable following the time of purchase due to size, weight, and quantity. Please note that books cannot be shipped via Canada Post Flat Tracked method.