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The book of flags

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Did you know that the US Star-Spangled Banner was designed by a 17-year-old school boy? Or that the Brazilian flag shows a star constellation of the night sky from 1889?

Welcome to the bizarre and fascinating world of flags!

From the chequered Formula 1 flag and the rainbow banner to historical standards and country flags, this book is packed with amazing facts, stories and curiosities behind some of the world's most iconic banners.

Discover the cultural and political history behind each flag, as well as flag rituals, historical uses of flags and heaps of curiosities and unusual facts.

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Wayland
0750297905 / 9780750297905
Paperback / softback
929.92
09/03/2017
United Kingdom
English
64 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (colour)
29 cm
Reprint. Originally published: 2016.