The Order of Merit
Subtitle: one hundred years of matchless honour
By: Stanley Martin.
Publisher: New York; I.B. Tauris; I.B.Tauris
Published: 2002
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 647
Subjects: Order of Merit; Decorations of honor -- Great Britain; Great Britain -- History -- 20th century -- Biography
Genres: Biography.
Description: "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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [628]-635) and index.