The Black Watch - The History of the Royal Highland Regiment

Barrie & Jenkins 1977, good condition with dustwrapper.

To most people across the world the name The Black watch evokes the swirl of kilts and the skirl of bagpipes, but the ceremonial display of the Pipes and Drums is but one manifestation of the proud heritage of this famous Highland Regiment. For The Black Watch, since its formation in the 18th century, has been committed in so many engagements in so many parts of the world that its history is indissolubly intertwined with the history of Britain. The War of American Independence, Napoleon's Egyptian campaign, Quatre Bras and Waterloo, the Crimea, the Indian Mutiny, and World Wars I and II - in all these, and more, The Black Watch has played a distinguished part. This history covers the regiment from its formation until its service in Northern Ireland inthe mid 1970s. The spirit, resourcefulness., fierce courage and regimental pride of The Black Watch can be seen throughout. Based on a multitude of contemporary records, diaries and memoirs and fully illustrated, this history was begun by Eric Linklater, a former member of the regiment, and completed after his death by his younger son Andro...