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Battle Honours of the British and Indian Armies 1695-1914
by Leslie, N B
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- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
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DORCHESTER, Dorset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Leo Cooper, London, 1970, first edition; oblong octavo, 255 x 190mm; pp xiii, 145; drk red cloth gilt, spine titled gilt; pictorial dust wrapper, slight rubbing of some edges and with the price neatly clipped but the volume overall a very good copy. ... ... ... ... ... The work is a comprehensive and authoritative account of the honours and awards carried by the relevant armies. It lists also the regiments involved in the various battles and notes also the honours forfeited by those regiments which participated in the Indian Mutiny. Separate sections details action in the continents of Europe, Asia, Africa, America, and also the West Indies and the Antipodies. The regiments of both the British Army and the Indian Army (though apparently not directly those of the East India Company).
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- Bookseller
- Chesil Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001194
- Title
- Battle Honours of the British and Indian Armies 1695-1914
- Author
- Leslie, N B
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Weight
- 0.86 lbs
- Keywords
- Colonialism; East India Company; warfare; regiments; battle honours Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies)", General, North, India & South Asia, General, Japan, General, General, General, Research
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