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Where Did That Regiment Go?: The Lineage of British Infantry and Cavalry Regiments at a Glance
Gerry Murphy
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Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBW; JWTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 234 x 31. Weight in Grams: 408.
Everyone has heard of, say, the Irish Fusliliers, the Glorious Glosters, or Royal Scots Greys. But where are these regiments today? What are they called? And what were they called a hundred years ago? The painful and much-resented rationalisation of the British regiments - which meant amalgamation or simply disbandment - has been going on since the first regiments were raised in the 17th century, according to the perceived needs of the nation in war or peacetime. But it accelerated in the mid-1950s and the task has now been completed on General Jackson's watch, in 2007. Anyone trying to follow ... Read more
Everyone has heard of, say, the Irish Fusliliers, the Glorious Glosters, or Royal Scots Greys. But where are these regiments today? What are they called? And what were they called a hundred years ago? The painful and much-resented rationalisation of the British regiments - which meant amalgamation or simply disbandment - has been going on since the first regiments were raised in the 17th century, according to the perceived needs of the nation in war or peacetime. But it accelerated in the mid-1950s and the task has now been completed on General Jackson's watch, in 2007. Anyone trying to follow ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Stroud, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780750968508
SKU
V9780750968508
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