United Kingdom. The Story Of The George Cross Archive Air Material Command

Air Material Command

reverse maker marked "RYRIE BROS"

constructed of golden-orange BeVo style machine embroidery

measuring 305 mm in length

surrounded by the inscription VITTORIO EMANUELE III RE D'ITALIA

United Kingdom. The Story Of The George Cross Archive Air Material CommandHardcover, black cloth cover, the text on the spine in gold coloured ink, entitled "The Story of the George Cross", by Brigadier The Right Honourable Sir John Smyth, VC, MC, copyrighted by the author in 1968, published by Arthur Barker Limited, printed in Great Britain by Ebenezer Baylis & Son, Limited, The Trinity Press of Worcester and London, SBN 213 76307 9. As stated in the Introduction: "On September 23, 1940, King George VI announced, in a