How the tricolor got its stripes : and other stories about flags /

"Starting with flags that we know, this captivating history explains the origins and hidden meanings of flags, taking a chatty but always entertaining path through this universal subject. Each chapter starts with a well-known flag and shows how that flag led to a number of other flags - so, for...

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Main Author: Dubilet, Dmytro (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London : Profile Editions, 2023.
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505 0 |a The triclour world -- The Union Jack -- Bad vexillological pmen -- When flags are crossed -- The bird heritage of the Romans -- Vexillological tango -- American dream -- Orange stripes -- Grim reaper flags -- Six-pointed stars -- Horizontal stripes of Easter Europe -- Pan-African colours -- Pan-Arabic colours -- Crescent on the flags -- The sun on the flags -- Distinctive African flags -- British Island colonies. 
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