hi norman and perce, sorry for taking so long to reply. below is the info i have on the book that i list on ebay for sale. if you are interested in a copy you can let me know. they are $15.99 plus post. i take paypal for easy payment and faster shipping. i give dealer discounts on multiple books ordered if interested. thanks for your interest. i will autograph your copy if you should want. see pic of cover in my album on this site. THIS AUCTION IS FOR THE FIRST BOOK TO BE PRINTED ENTIRELY ON THE TOPIC OF Wound Medals, Badges & Next-of-Kin Awards of the World.ISBN: 0920030270Complete Book Title: Wound Medals, Badges, and Next-of-Kin Awards of the World: A Study of these awards from the Boer War to Current issued items.Author: John M. ZabaryloBinding Type: Spiral bound soft coverCopyright Date: 1988Number of Pages: 60Size: 15cm x 22.5cm [5 1/2" x 8 1/2"]Book Subject: Militaria: medals, badges I am the authorized, direct-from-the-author/publisher/retailer of this NEW book, which is ALWAYS ON HAND and available for immediate shipping. IF YOU WOULD LIKE YOUR COPY AUTOGRAPHED, PLEASE LET ME KNOW.... ' WOUND MEDALS, BADGES & NEXT OF KIN AWARDS OF THE WORLD ' is a long awaited book on the topic that was a long time in coming to collectors. It is the first ORIGINAL compilation of its kind concerning all the countries and how they recognized the sacrifices of their dead and wounded service personnel. None of the countries were prepared for the appalling number of casualties suffered and few countries had any established medals or awards to offer them. Though by no means comprehensive, this book represents a very great effort on the part of the author to bring together the various scattered and diverse recognitions for services rendered on behalf of the Allied Nations and for the Central Powers as well. This publication offers the collector and historian a new perspective on the wars being covered from the Boer War to present. Format being soft bound with spiral binding makes for easy looking so that the pages do not flip by themselves. There are lots of photographs of seldom seen medals, decorations and orders, as well as those awards commonly encountered, with their details captured in B&W as well as line drawings, and descriptions for the novice, the opportunity to identify items in their collections. Some of the medals covered are from: Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Columbia, Croatia, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, India, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Vietnam, Spain, and the United States.