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Black Watch. The inside story of the Oldest Highland Regiment in the British Army

Categorie	Algemeen Militaria
Boeknummer	#168613
Titel	Black Watch. The inside story of the Oldest Highland Regiment in the British Army
Auteur	Parker, John
Boektype	Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij	Headline
Jaar van uitgave	2005
ISBN10	0755313488
ISBN13	9780755313488
Taal	Engels
Samenvatting	The Black Watch is one of the finest fighting forces in the world and has been engaged in virtually every worldwide conflict for the last three centuries. Named after the dark tartan of the soldiers' kilts, it is the oldest Highland regiment. As part of the British army, their first battle abroad was in Flanders in 1745 but the regiment soon moved to North America to fight the French, and then shared the capture of Montreal, the Windward Islands and Martinique. The American War of Independence saw the regiment once again in America, fighting horrific battles and eventually storming Fort Washington in 1776. Since then the regiment has held its own from the Napoleonic Wars to the Indian mutiny to Iraq. The Black Watch is the UK's most decorated regiment, combining the proud history and tradi... (Lees verder)tion of an organisation that has been soldiering for over 250 years. Lees meer
Pagina's	384
Conditie	Goed
Prijs	€ 10,00

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