Fun with Flags: 4 Classic Books on Their History and Significance
Classic Studies of Flag History, Naval Ensigns, Heraldry, and National IdentityBy Barlow Cumberland, William Gordon Perrin, John Henry Fow, Stanley C. Johnson
Length23h 14m
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Fun with Flags gathers four classic studies of flags into a compact survey of visual symbolism, national identity, maritime practice, and historical memory. Across descriptive history, antiquarian inquiry, institutional reference, and interpretive commentary, the volume traces how banners become public languages: markers of sovereignty, allegiance, conflict, ceremony, and collective aspiration. Its varied approaches make room for both the evolution of particular emblems and the broader conventions through which colors, devices, and standards acquire meaning. The collection brings together Barlow Cumberland, William Gordon Perrin, John Henry Fow, and Stanley C. Johnson, writers whose work reflects the formative traditions of modern vexillology and historical scholarship. Their perspectives emerge from a period in which imperial, naval, civic, and national flags demanded sustained archival and comparative attention. Read together, these voices illuminate the connections among heraldry, diplomacy, military history, and popular culture, while also revealing how the study of flags developed through careful attention to documents, usage, and design. Recommended for students of history, design, politics, and material culture, this volume offers an unusually rich introduction to flags as historical evidence. It invites readers to compare methods and interpretations across four foundational texts, gaining both factual knowledge and a deeper appreciation of the debates encoded in every standard.
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GenreHistory, Literary Classics
Length23 hrs 14 mins
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FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateMar 4, 2025
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The True Story of the American Flag
2The True Story of the American Flag
3INTRODUCTION
4History of the Union Jack and Flags of the Empire
5History of the Union Jack and Flags of the Empire
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6CHAPTER I.
7CHAPTER II.
8CHAPTER V.
9CHAPTER VIII.
10CHAPTER XI.
11CHAPTER XIV.
12CHAPTER XVI.
13CHAPTER XIX.
14CHAPTER XXII.
15CHAPTER XXV.
16APPENDIX A.
17British Flags
18PREFACE
19Chapter II
20Chapter III
21Chapter IV
22Chapter V
23Chapter VI
24Chapter VII
25The Flags of Our Fighting Army. Including Standards, Guidons, Colours and Drum Banners
26PREFACE
27LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS IN COLOUR
28CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION
29CHAPTER II A HISTORY OF MILITARY COLOURS
30CHAPTER III STANDARDS, GUIDONS AND DRUM BANNERS OF THE HOUSEHOLD CAVALRY, DRAGOON GUARDS, AND CAVALRY OF THE LINE
31CHAPTER IV YEOMANRY GUIDONS AND DRUM BANNERS
32CHAPTER V THE COLOURS OF THE FOOT GUARDS
33CHAPTER VI THE COLOURS OF THE INFANTRY
34CHAPTER VII COLOURS OF OUR OVERSEAS DOMINIONS.
35CHAPTER VIII MISCELLANEOUS COLOURS
36CHAPTER IX BATTLE HONOURS
37APPENDIX REGIMENTAL COLOURS OF CANADIAN INFANTRY BATTALIONS
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