Download or read book Second to None written by Julian Paget and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2000-09-11 with total page 721 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Familiar to tourists at Buckingham Palace, the Coldstream Guards are also a fully operational combat unit. The regiment played a key role at Blenheim and Waterloo, fought at Monmouth in the American Revolution, served in both World Wars and is frequently deployed on short notice to the world's trouble spots even today. This lavishly illustrated volume has been produced to mark the regiment's 350th anniversary. Contributors include numerous distinguished British historians and past members of the regiment. Full details are given for both the Coldstream Guards' ceremonial duties and their participation in some of the key events in European history.
Download or read book The Coldstream Guards written by Charles Grant and published by Osprey Publishing. This book was released on 1971-06-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Coldstream Guards is the oldest serving regular regiment in the British Army. First called "Monck's Regiment of Foot," the regiment was formed by Oliver Cromwell in 1650, and was later renamed the "Coldstream Guards" after the Scottish village where Monck assembled his troops before marching into London. In the years following the English Civil War, the troops saw action in the Napoleonic Wars, the Crimea, Egypt, Sudan and South Africa, and World Wars I and II. This book outlines the history of the Coldstream Guards from its inception to the end of World War II, detailing the uniforms and equipment of this prestigious unit.
Download or read book A History of the Coldstream Guards from 1815 to 1895 written by John Foster George Ross-Of-Bladensburg and published by Franklin Classics. This book was released on 2018-10-12 with total page 570 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book Coldstream Guards written by Andrew Thornton and published by . This book was released on 2017-08-16 with total page 554 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A social history of the Coldstream Guards, told through the biographies of soldiers who served with the regiment between 1720 and 1950. The book includes biographies, contemporary newspaper reports and letters written by Coldstreamers on campaigns around the world.
Download or read book Origin and Services of the Coldstream Guards written by Daniel MacKinnon (Colonel.) and published by . This book was released on 1833 with total page 642 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Rendezvous with the Enemy written by Darren Ware and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As a Section Commander in one of the British Army's toughest Infantry regiments, Darren Ware spent a decade with the Royal Green Jackets and fought a vicious border war with the Provisional IRA in Northern Ireland. It was in the border region that his brother lost his life in a massive unpredicted terrorist attack in 1991.
Download or read book Wellington s Foot Guards at Waterloo written by Robert Burnham and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2018-11-30 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the Waterloo Campaign, Wellington had only one division that was composed entirely of British infantry, the 1st Division. This consisted of two brigades of the most famous regiments of the British Army the three regiments of Guards.The exploits of the Guards at Waterloo have passed into legend. On that day, Wellington entrusted the most crucial part of his line to the men he knew would hold their position at all cost. That vital position was the Chteau d'Hougoumont, and those men were the Guards.As the great battle unfolded, the French threw more and more troops at the walls of Hougoumont, setting some of the Chteaus buildings on fire and almost forcing their way in through its northern gateway. Though almost an entire French corps was engaged in the struggle for Hougoumont, the detachment of the Guards valiantly resisted every attack.Then, as the battle reached its climax, Napoleon launched his Imperial Guard at the centre of Wellingtons line. Just as the French believed that victory was in their grasp, up stood the 1st Guards Brigade to deliver a devastating volley, followed by a ferocious bayonet charge from which the French never recovered.The experienced duo of Robert Burnham and Ron McGuigan have compiled the first comprehensive study of the Guards Division throughout the entire Waterloo campaign, from the initial deployment in Belgium to the Occupation of Paris. The book also includes an explanation of the organisation and composition of the two brigades and personal details of many of the Guards officers the men who saved the day at Waterloo.
Download or read book Waterloo The Bravest Man written by Andrew Swanston and published by Allison & Busby. This book was released on 2015-07-18 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: June, 1815. The Coldstream Guards and the third guards are waiting impatiently for orders to move into battle against Napoleon and his French army. Every day seems endless as the troops wait for Wellington's orders. When word is finally received, the path to glory it is not quite what the troops were hoping for. Hours of marching during the day are followed by restless nights' sleep in the rain, dampening their spirits and weakening morale. When the group eventually encounter the French in battle, a special command comes from Wellington himself to Colonel James Macdonell of the Coldstream Guards: hold the chateau at Hougoumont and do not let the French pass. What happens next is history.
Download or read book The Coldstream Guards 1914 1918 written by Sir John Foster George Ross-of-Bladensburg and published by . This book was released on 1928 with total page 574 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Origin and Services of the Coldstream Guards written by Daniel MacKinnon and published by . This book was released on 1833 with total page 524 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A History of the Coldstream Guards from 1815 to 1895 written by J. Ross and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-09-04 with total page 437 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "A History of the Coldstream Guards, from 1815 to 1895" by J. Ross. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
Download or read book Tunisia written by Adam Robson and published by . This book was released on 2015-06 with total page 720 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A History of the Coldstream Guards from 1815 to 1895 written by Sir John Foster George Ross-of-Bladensburg and published by . This book was released on 1896 with total page 588 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Veteranhood written by Joe Glenton and published by Watkins Media Limited. This book was released on 2021-11-09 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of Britain's most radical veterans takes us on a guided tour through ex-military life at the heart of a dead empire. The military veteran is claimed by all sides. Conservatives, liberals and socialists all want to speak about and for ex-servicemen, yet far-right demonstrations are dotted with berets and medals and ex-military men have become celebrities of the reactionary manosphere. So who are Britain's ex-servicemen? What do they want? What are their politics? What are the issues which animate them? Are they just irredeemable fascists by dint of their service to Empire? Or is there a radical political potential waiting to be unlocked? Former soldier Joe Glenton takes us on a guided tour through ex-forces life at the heart of a dead empire as he attempts to demystify military culture, rescue the veteran from his captors, and discover if a more optimistic, humanist mode of veteranhood can be recovered from the ruins.
Download or read book Wellington s Voice written by Gareth Glover and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2012-10-24 with total page 499 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John Fremantle was on Wellington's personal staff through the later years of the Peninsular War and Waterloo campaigns. He had a uniquely privileged view of the general and tells of his exploits – good and bad. The letters were written to his uncle, who was effectively his guardian, an army man and no shrinking violet. Fremantle deals with military matters in detail and gives a great insight into Wellington's honest views of matters – not the sanitized diplomatic versions Wellington allowed to be published in later life. He also talks a great deal about the personalities in ‘Wellington's family' and the 'Great Man', giving very honest, forthright views of their strengths and failings and brings many little-known incidents to light. An exposé of what life was like working with Wellington and an honest portrait of the man warts and all – this is a truly remarkable find and will certainly cause debate in the Napoleonic community.
Download or read book Armoured Guardsmen written by Robert Boscawen and published by Stackpole Military History. This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A stirring story of frontline action with the tank troops of the Coldstream Guards as they fight their way through northwest Europe during the final year of World War II Vivid and perceptive narrative captures the spirit of comradeship, the joy of success, the bitterness of loss, and the dangerous thrill of combat Shortly after D-Day, Bob Boscawen, fresh from Cambridge and Sandhurst, found himself in Normandy with his Coldstream Guards tank unit. During the months that followed, he kept a diary recording the Guards Armoured Division's almost constant activity in France, Belgium, Holland, and Germany--until, having already had three tanks shot from under him, he suffered severe burns and had to be evacuated, one of only two survivors of his crew.
Download or read book Three Months in the Southern States written by Sir Arthur James Lyon Fremantle and published by Edinburgh and London, W. Blackwood and sons. 1863.. This book was released on 1863 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
