Hardcover, clear laminate finish on the cover, entitled "The Interallied Victory Medals of World War I, Second Revised Edition" by Alexander J. Laslo, copyrighted by the author in 1992, published by Dorado Publishing of Albuquerque, New Mexico, printed by Rose Printing Company Inc. of Tallahassee. Florida, Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 91-076602, ISBN 0-9617320-1-6. The First World War Inter-Allied medal was agreed to by all allies in March 1919. All medals were to be almost identical to eliminate the need to exchange allied medals and each was patterned after a French medal of 1870. The front plate in the book has a line drawing illustrating ten suspension types used by various countries for their medals. It commences with a Table of Contents, followed by a Preface for the Second Edition by the author, Acknowledgements, an eight page Introduction, and a copy of Sir Frederick E.G. Ponsonby's Memorandum. The body of the book deals with the medals issued by the various countries, illustrating their obverses and reverses, describing in detail the different varieties, be they official or unofficial, the range of types, the size, the designer, the manufacturer(s), the number issued, and confirming whether re-issues or repros were created. The United States section expands to include the various clasps and devices issued for the American version of the award. The list of countries featured includes: Belgium, Brazil, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, France, Great Britain (MID Emblem; Special Issue of the Victory Medal to the Union of South Africa), Greece, Italy, Japan, Philippines (Introduction; Philippine Constabulary; Philippine National Guard), Portugal, Rumania, Siam (now Thailand), United States (Introduction; Army, Navy, and Marine Corps Battle Clasps; Army Service (Country) Clasps; Navy Clasps; Navy Clasp Production; Navy Clasp Diagnostics Matrix; Unauthorized Clasps and Ribbon Devices; Silver Citation Star; Maltese Cross; Victory Lapel Button). It concludes with an Appendix that recounts the Republic of China War Commemorative Medal (mentioned because it celebrates the Allied Victory but is not actually a Victory Medal), an extensive Bibliography, along with six pages for Notes. The book contains 144 pages of text, photographs, line drawings and maps, printed in black ink, on a coated white paper stock, measuring 220 mm (w) x 287 mm (h) x 12 mm (d). It exhibits a pinching on the lower corner on both the front and back covers, along with a production flaw in the laminate on the back cover, however, the pages contained within remain unaffected. Near extremely fine.
Footnote: The author of "The Interallied Victory Medals of World War I, Second Revised Edition", Alexander John Laslo, was born on August 30, 1940. He served with the United States Air Force in the rank of Lieutenant Colonel and was a veteran of the Vietnam War. He was a recipient of both the Defense Meritorious Service Medal and the Meritorious Service Medal. Laslo died on March 1, 2004, at the age of 63 and is buried in Santa Fe National Cemetery, Santa Fe, Santa Fe County, New Mexico, Plot 13 0 688.
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