Over the centuries of their existence the Scottish regiments of the British Army have gained a reputation in war that is the envy of all and which can be matched, or surpassed, by very few. The very description 'Scottish soldier' conjures up images ranging from the 'thin red streak tipped with a line of steel' of the 93rd Highlanders at Balaclava, and the charge of the Scots greys at Waterloo (1815), to the more recent deeds of Scottish regiments in the Falkland Islands (1982) and the Persian Gulf (1990-1991). Mike Chappell chronicles the remarkable history of the Scottish units which fought in the two world wars.
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An unrivalled illustrated reference source on fighting men and commanders, past and present. Each volume is packed with full colour artwork, making military history uniquely accessible to enthusiasts of all ages.
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Mike Chappell comes from an Aldershot family with British Army connections stretching back several generations. He enlisted as a teenage private in the Royal Hampshire Regiment in 1952. Over the next 22 years of infantry soldiering, many of them spent with the Gloucester Regiment, he held every rank and many regimental appointments up to WO1 and Regimental Sergeant Major. he retired in 1974, as RSM of the 1st Battalion The Wessex Regiment (Rifle Volunteers), after seeing service in Malaya, Cyprus, Swaziland, Libya, Germany, Ulster and home garrisons. He began painting military subjects in 1968 and since then has gained worldwide popularity as a military illustrator. Mike has also written and illustrated many quality books in the Osprey Military list.
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RSM Chappell has tackled a very interesting & complex subject in the form of the Scottish Regiments. I thought that the Text and Illustrations were 1st rate.Altogether a good over view that I think that the Author wanted to cover more but was limited by the scale of the series.
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The history of the British Army is rich with the stories of battles fought by small bodies of men in the wars of the past three centuries. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
divisional sign, bonnet badge, assault battalions, infantry brigade Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Royal Scots, Victoria Cross, Great War, Highland Light Infantry, Scottish Rifles, Second World War, Territorial Force, Cameron Highlanders, Seaforth Highlanders, New Army, Sutherland Highlanders, North Africa, World Wars, Armoured Division, Lowland Division, Territorial Army, Glasgow Highlanders, South African Brigade, South African Infantry, Beaumont Hamel, Highland Division, Lord Kitchener, Scottish Div, Western Front, British Armv New!
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The history of the British Army is rich with the stories of battles fought by small bodies of men in the wars of the past three centuries. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
divisional sign, bonnet badge, assault battalions, infantry brigade Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Royal Scots, Victoria Cross, Great War, Highland Light Infantry, Scottish Rifles, Second World War, Territorial Force, Cameron Highlanders, Seaforth Highlanders, New Army, Sutherland Highlanders, North Africa, World Wars, Armoured Division, Lowland Division, Territorial Army, Glasgow Highlanders, South African Brigade, South African Infantry, Beaumont Hamel, Highland Division, Lord Kitchener, Scottish Div, Western Front, British Armv New!
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