That Astonishing Infantry: the History of the Royal Welch Fusiliers 1689-2006 - Hardcover

Glover, Michael; Riley, Jonathon

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1844156532 ISBN 13: 9781844156535

Publisher: Pen & Sword Military, 2008

Synopsis

Fine, A fine copy with dust jacket. THAT ASTONISHING INFANTRY: The History of the Royal Welch Fusiliers 1689 - 2006. 6.1"x9.3"x1.2"; 1.9 lb; 448 pages. The Royal Welch Fusiliers were present at all Marlborough's great victories, fought throughout the Peninsula and were present at Wellington's final glorious victory at Waterloo. They are no longer in the British Army's order of battle having been amalgamated into the Royal Regiment of Wales. But this book is the lasting memorial to a fiercely proud and greatly admired regiment.. . .

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Synopsis:

The Royal Welch Fusiliers were present at all Marlborough's great victories; they were one of the six Minden regiments; they fought throughout the Peninsula and were present at Wellington's final glorious victory at Waterloo. In The Great War their officers included the writer poets Siegfried Sassoon and Robert Graves; their 22 battalions fought not just on the Western Front but at Gallipoli, in Egypt, Palestine, Salonika, Mesopotamia and Italy. In WW2 they won battle honours from the Reichswald to Kohima. More recently they have served with distinction in the war against terror in the Middle East. Like so many famous regiments the RWF are no longer in the British Army's order of battle having been amalgamated into the Royal Regiment of Wales. But this fine book is the lasting memorial to a fiercely proud and greatly admired regiment.

About this edition

• Publisher: Pen & Sword Military
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1844156532
• ISBN 13: 9781844156535
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 448