Title: The Order of Merit : one hundred years of matchless honour /
Authors: Martin, Stanley, 1934-
Publisher: I.B. Tauris ; Distributed in the United States by Palgrave Macmillan,
Year: 2007
Subjects: Order of Merit.; Decorations of honor Great Britain.; Order of Merit (Great Britain); Great Britain History Biography.
Abstract: "The Order of Merit: One Hundred Years of Matchless Honour is a comprehensive and extensively illustrated history of the first hundred years of this senior Order from 1902 to 2002. In the personal gift of the Queen and limited to 24 Ordinary Members at any time, the Order of Merit recognises leaders and exceptional personalities in a wide range of fields, including art and architecture, music, literature, scholarship, science, politics and (formerly) the armed services."--Jacket.