Download or read book Encyclopedia of Modern British Army Regiments written by P. D. Griffin and published by Sutton Publishing. This book was released on 2006 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Considers the regiments and corps of the British Army, many preserving traditional titles such as Dragoon Guards, Hussars, Lancers and Fusiliers, in order of precedence. Illustrated with photographs, this book also covers: insignia, battle honours, anniversaries, customs, mascots, dress distinctions, nicknames, headquarters and recruiting areas.
Download or read book Encyclopaedia of Modern British Army Regiments written by David Griffin and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Handbook of British Regiments Routledge Revivals written by Christopher Chant and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-10-18 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the creation of the standing army in 1661, when each regiment was known by the name of its current colonel, there have been many reforms and rationalizations of the British army. From 31 cavalry regiments and 113 infantry regiments in 1881, at the time of this title’s first publication in 1988, the army had reduced to just 16 regiments of armour and 39 regiments of infantry through processes of absorption and amalgamation. The Handbook of British Regiments provides insight into the lineage and history of the approximately 85 regiments and corps which formed the British army towards the end of the 1980s. Comprehensive in coverage, each has a separate entry giving factual details in a layout standardized for easy comparison, including current title, colonel-in-chief, uniform and history, amongst others. A key title amongst Routledge reference reissues, this handbook provides an accessible guide to specialists as well as lay enthusiasts, and illustrates a sense of the continuity and inherited tradition of each regiment and corps.
Download or read book The Regiments of the British Army Chronologically Arranged written by and published by . This book was released on 1878 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Encyclopedia of the Modern British Army written by Terry Gander and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Bibliography of Regimental Histories of the British Army written by Arthur S. White and published by Andrews UK Limited. This book was released on 2013-02-04 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is one of the most valuable books in the armoury of the serious student of British Military history. It is a new and revised edition of Arthur White's much sought-after bibliography of regimental, battalion and other histories of all regiments and Corps that have ever existed in the British Army. This new edition includes an enlarged addendum to that given in the 1988 reprint. It is, quite simply, indispensible.
Download or read book Famous regiments of the British army their origin and services With a sketch of the rise and progress of the military establishment of England and brief memoirs of eminent British generals written by William Henry Davenport Adams and published by . This book was released on 1868 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book British Regiments 1914 1918 written by Brigadier E. A. James and published by Andrews UK Limited. This book was released on 2012-09-06 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the most used and most useful works of reference on the Great War ever published. In this marvellous volume is listed every cavalry and Yeomanry regiment, every battalion of every infantry regiment, Regular, Territorial or other - that existed during the Great War. In every case the location of the unit on 4 August 1914 is given, or the date and place of its formation if raised after the outbreak of war. Its initial disposition, subsequent moves, changes in subordination and final disposal or location on 11 November 1918 are all recorded. Thus, in a masterly and concise form, we have the war service record of 31 regular and 17 reserve cavalry regiments, 57 Yeomanry regiments and their second and third line counterparts and nearly 1,750 infantry battalions. Several appendices contain a mine of information; a table of the infantry regiments showing the number of the different types of battalions each had, regular, reserve, extra reserve, territorial, New Army, garrison etc.; how the New Army battalions were raised; the Training Reserve; list of infantry divisions; summary of battle honours, casualties and VCs of each infantry regiment. Finally, there is a good index.
Download or read book A Guide to the Regiments and Corps of the British Army on the Regular Establishment written by John Maurice Brereton and published by Vintage. This book was released on 1985 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book History of the Scottish Regiments in the British Army written by Archibald K. Murray and published by Glasgow, T. Murray and son. This book was released on 1862 with total page 530 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Regiments and Corps of the British Army written by Ian S. Hallows and published by . This book was released on 1994-01-01 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Britain s Lost Regiments written by Trevor Royle and published by Aurum. This book was released on 2014-10-02 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The history of the British Army is really the story of its regiments and the men who served in them. From the very beginning they formed the backbone of a singular institution that is itself a reflection of the way the people of Britain view themselves and their collective past. Beginning with the Glorious "revolution" of 1660 and the return to the throne of King Charles II, it was a time when Cromwell's Commonwealth and his military institutions were not popular. But the new king had to be protected and the country had to be defended. Through a process of slow growth and frequent tardiness an army eventually came into being and from the outset it was based solidly on a regimental system which needed steady supplies of recruits to keep it in being. Since then, men have joined up for many valid reasons such as adventure, patriotism or a sense of duty; but not all motives were commendable. For every young man attracted by the chance to wear a uniform there would be many more who had fallen foul of the law, been poverty-stricken or fallen into debt, or had committed a sexual indiscretion. Others were simply coerced. With the exception of the two great world wars of the twentieth century the Army rarely numbered more than 250,000 and in 2020 its numbers will have fallen to 82,000, a poor reward, one would have thought, for all past endeavours. Over the years periods of warfare have always been followed by times of peace when expenditure on the armed forces dropped, soldiers were made redundant and regiments, mainly infantry, were either disbanded or amalgamated, often with painful consequences. However, there is a case for saying that no regiment is ever entirely lost and that it will always live on in men?s minds as a mystical entity. The British Army certainly makes a great deal of the ?golden thread? which still links, say, the Middlesex ?Die-Hards? to the modern Princess of Wales?s Royal Regiment, but the harsh reality is that those ties are only as strong as the men who made them. Like it or not, the old and bold soldiers are a dwindling band and once they have fallen out for the last time the regiments will be truly lost. For this reason Trevor Royle now explores the histories of the many regiments that have disappeared; to celebrate their existence as well as the men and officers who served with distinction within them.
Download or read book The Regimental Records of the British Army written by John Stephen Farmer and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-06-13 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Regimental Records of the British Army" is an historical recording of the regiments within the Army of Great Britain written by John S. Farmer. It presents s historical résumé chronologically arranged of titles, campaigns, honors, uniforms, facings, badges, nicknames, and other things associated with the regiments.
Download or read book Encyclopaedia of the Modern British Army written by Terry Gander and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Story of the British Army written by Charles Cooper King and published by Methuen. 1897.. This book was released on 1897 with total page 508 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Encyclopedia of Continental Army Units battalions Regiments and Independent Corps written by Fred Anderson Berg and published by [Harrisburg, Pa.] : Stackpole Books. This book was released on 1972 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Register of the Regiments and Corps of the British Army written by Arthur Swinson and published by Arms & Armour Press. This book was released on 1972 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
