Bearskins, Bayonets & Body Armour: Welsh Guards, 1915-2015 - Hardcover
The Welsh Guards have been at the forefront of British military history over the past hundred years. Bearskins, Bayonets & Body armor traces them from their foundation in the First World War and their baptism of fire at the Battle of Loos in 1915, through their fighting at Dunkirk, in the Western Desert, Italy and Normandy in the Second World War, the Cold War and the Troubles in Northern Ireland, the Falklands War (when heavy casualties were suffered when the Sir Galahad was bombed and sunk in controversial circumstances), the Balkans, up to the campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan in the 21st century.
As well as the Regiment’s operational history, this book also offers a unique insight into its high-profile role in ceremonial events in London such as the Changing of the Guard and Trooping the color, which have made the Guards one of the best-known symbols of Great Britain.
This book will be required reading for all those interested in the history not just of one famous regiment, but of the British Army over the past century.
As well as the Regiment’s operational history, this book also offers a unique insight into its high-profile role in ceremonial events in London such as the Changing of the Guard and Trooping the color, which have made the Guards one of the best-known symbols of Great Britain.
This book will be required reading for all those interested in the history not just of one famous regiment, but of the British Army over the past century.
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Trevor Royle is a broadcaster and author specialising in the history of war and empire. His most recent books include Patton: Old Blood and Guts and Civil War: The Wars of the Three Kingdoms 1638-1660. He is an associate editor of the Sunday Herald and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.
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- PublisherFrontline Books
- Publication date2015
- ISBN 10 1848327358
- ISBN 13 9781848327351
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages352
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. New, unmarked. Profusely illustrated in color and black-and-white. Originally published in France as "Guerre mondiale--Guerre totale" by Editions Gallimard. 8 pages of illustrations, map. // Shipped carefully packed in a sturdy box. Seller Inventory # 020178
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: New. Established in 1915, the Welsh Guards were soon put into action in France, where they steadied the British front line at Loos but suffered heavy losses. This illustrated history traces the Regiment's service from that early action, through the Second World War, the bombing of RFA Sir Galahad in the Falklands, to campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan, while also exploring its ceremonial and peacekeeping roles. Seller Inventory # 517220
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