Regimental Records of the Royal Welch Fusiliers Volume V, 1918-1945: Part One, November 1918-May 1940

Author:   Lt-Gen Jonathon Riley ,  Lt-Col Peter Crocker ,  The Late Lt-Col Sinnett
Publisher:   Helion & Company
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9781912390762


Pages:   672
Publication Date:   15 March 2019
Format:   Hardback
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Regimental Records of the Royal Welch Fusiliers Volume V, 1918-1945: Part One, November 1918-May 1940


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Volumes III and IV of RWF Regimental Records end rather abruptly on 11 November 1918. The first part of RR Volume V describes the later history of the war-raised units of the Regiment during the Great War and the reduction of the Regiment thereafter. Volumes III and IV of RWF Regimental Records end rather abruptly on 11 November 1918. The first part of RR Volume V describes the later history of the war-raised units of the Regiment during the Great War and the reduction of the Regiment thereafter. It then details the campaigns and stations of the Regiment from 1919 to 1939 including service in Ireland, India, the North-West Frontier, Cyprus, Sudan, Shanghai, Gibraltar and Hong Kong. The Territorial Army is also covered as is the Regiment's role as an experimental mechanised unit in the 1930s. The last section of Part One then tells the story of three of the Regiment's units - the 1st Battalion, 101st Anti-Aircraft and Anti-Tank Regiment, and No 2 Independent Company, on active service from 1939 to May 1940. AUTHOR: Lieutenant-General Jonathon Riley served in the Army for 40 years. He commanded troops at every level from a platoon to a corps on operations in Northern Ireland, Belize, former Jugoslavia, Sierra Leone, the Middle East, Iraq and Afghanistan. He was Master of the Royal Armouries from 2009 - 2012 and the last Colonel of The Royal Welch Fusiliers. He holds three degrees including a PhD and has currently published 22 books. He is Visiting Professor in War Studies at King's College London. 200 b/w photos, 60 maps, 20 line drawings

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Author:   Lt-Gen Jonathon Riley ,  Lt-Col Peter Crocker ,  The Late Lt-Col Sinnett
Publisher:   Helion & Company
Imprint:   Helion & Company
ISBN:  

9781912390762


ISBN 10:   1912390760
Pages:   672
Publication Date:   15 March 2019
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  General/trade ,  Professional & Vocational ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Lieutenant-General Jonathon Riley served in the Army for 40 years. He commanded troops at every level from a platoon to a corps on operations in Northern Ireland, Belize, former Jugoslavia, Sierra Leone, the Middle East, Iraq and Afghanistan. He was Master of the Royal Armouries from 2009 – 2012 and the last Colonel of The Royal Welch Fusiliers. He holds three degrees including a PhD and has currently published 22 books. He is Visiting Professor in War Studies at King’s College London.

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