Links & Resources
These are some of the links to online resources that I have found useful whilst researching my collection. It is far from exhaustive and a work in progress that will be regularly updated.
INSIGNIA & MEDAL LINKS
- Rathbone Museum of WW2 Aviators
- Aviation Wings & Badges of WW2
- Paul Conrad’s collection of WWI & WW2 Wings and patches
- Patrick Frost’s WW1 & WW2 Military Aviator collection
- Les Hughes’ Collectors site – Good articles about fakes
- French Indochina Orders & Medals
- Examples of the fake French Indochina Para & Legion badges
- Official Pentagon Institute of Heraldry Website
- Yahoo Military Airborne & Special Operations Insignia group
- Air America Memorabilia Collectors site
- Thai Military & Police insignia
- Erik’s Collectibles Militaria Research Blog
- Fakes & Fantasy insignia – The Alan C. Beckman Connection
COLLECTOR GROUPS
- American Society of Military Insignia Collectors (ASMIC)
- Gentleman’s Military Interest Club
- US Militaria Forum (USMF)
- War Relics Forum
- Wehrmacht-Awards.com Militaria Forums
- The Western Australian Arms & Armour Society
- British & Commonwealth Badge Forum
GENERAL RESOURCES
- Historic Arms & Armour Resource
- World War 1 Resources
- World War 2 Resources
- Vietnam War Resources
- American Civil War Resources
- Discovering ANZACS – Australian & NZ Archives
- National Archive of Australia
- Paradata – British Airborne Forces Research Centre
- Dutch Armed Forces Military History Archive
- Glasgow University’s Centre for Battlefield Archaeology
SALES & DEALERS
