Logo nerds flocked to read Counter-Print’s book of heraldry-inspired designs first time around. As the publisher returns with Modern Heraldry: Volume Two, we dissect the relationship between the ...

As a person of Scottish heritage, I grew up in a household that emphasized our rich family history. Our family’s coat of arms served as the centerpiece of most discussions on the subject. Garnished in ...

In the Middle Ages, knights-whose view of the battlefield was limited to what they could see through tiny slits in metal helms-recognized the need to be able to better identify friend from foe. Rather ...

The American Heraldry Society is pleased to announce the coat of arms of the School of Theology at the University of the South, of Sewanee, Tenn., is the recipient of this year’s Pierre de Chaignon la ...

DETROIT ARSENAL, Mich. -- Have you ever wondered where all the flags the Army uses come from? Nope? You're not alone. Army flags are ubiquitous, as in everywhere -- and not just displayed in the foyer ...

Two armies, resplendent in medieval plate-like armour, size up each other on the outskirts of a NSW state forest, waiting for the order to charge. The tension is broken momentarily by the ding of a ...

When service members hear the term ‘military grade’ they often think of cheaply-made or poorly designed garbage that does not work, like the earplugs they used in Iraq or the Army’s Universal ...

Symbols have distinguished friend from foe in warfare throughout recorded history. Organizations of the United States Air Force, like other military organizations, employ heraldic emblems as a means ...

Coats of arms (or, more accurately heraldic achievements) originated around the eleventh century to identify military units and over the centuries began to be used as logos for families of note, ...