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Anatomy of a Regiment; Ceremony and Soldiering in the Welsh Guards
by Trevor Royle
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0718133064
- ISBN 13
- 9780718133061
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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NZ$16.84NZ$11.79
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About This Item
London, UK: Michael Joseph, 1990 Michael Joseph, London, UK. 1990. Hardcover. First Edition/Stated First Published in 1990. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Fine. DJ: Near Fine; NOT Price Clipped ($35.00 Canadian/16.99 BPS); slight rubbing to panels. Blue boards and spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine. 257 pp 8vo. In this study, the author assesses the history of the Welsh Guards and its developing role in a rapidly changing modern army. Filled with first-hand interviews with all ranks from senior officers to the lowliest recruit, this book is not only a frank and fascinating portrait of an elite regiment at work and at play but a remarkable depiction of the British soldier of today. A clean very presentable copy.
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- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 011031
- Title
- Anatomy of a Regiment; Ceremony and Soldiering in the Welsh Guards
- Author
- Trevor Royle
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0718133064
- ISBN 13
- 9780718133061
- Publisher
- Michael Joseph
- Place of Publication
- London, UK
- Date Published
- 1990
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- Welsh Guards, Falklands War, Sir Galahad, Belize, Northern Ireland, Germany, Wales, Queen's Guard, Welsh Guards, Soldiers of the Queen.
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Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
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WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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- Rubbing
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