520 pages including index, bw and some color illustrations of military medals, decorations and campaign medals from around the world with a few civilian ones thrown in for good measure
Also credited as "James MacKay" or "James Alexander MacKay".
Dr. James Alexander MacKay was a prolific Scottish writer and philatelist whose reputation was damaged by a criminal conviction for theft and repeated accusations of plagiarism. In an obituary by John Holman, Editor of the British Philatelic Bulletin, Mackay was described as a "philatelic writer without equal". Mackay's output was broad.