The Guards Brigade consisted of three battalions, the 3rd Grenadier Guards, 1st Coldstream Guards and 1st Scottish Fusilier Guards (as the Scots Guards were then known). The book opens with a resum??? of the causes of the War and an analysis of the woeful disorganization of the Army, in contrast to the efficiency of the Royal Navy. The Brigade's performance in the major battles (Alma, inkerman etc.) is examined. The author describes the Russians' plans, the ground and conditions experienced by the long suffering troops. ...
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The Guards Brigade consisted of three battalions, the 3rd Grenadier Guards, 1st Coldstream Guards and 1st Scottish Fusilier Guards (as the Scots Guards were then known). The book opens with a resum??? of the causes of the War and an analysis of the woeful disorganization of the Army, in contrast to the efficiency of the Royal Navy. The Brigade's performance in the major battles (Alma, inkerman etc.) is examined. The author describes the Russians' plans, the ground and conditions experienced by the long suffering troops. The roles and abilities of the various commanders, often found wanting, is fascinatingly treated. After the war was over, the return home and parades are described.
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First edition (hardback). 8vo (24cm by 16cm), xii, 226pp. 33 plates. Original black cloth, dustwrapper. the book and the dustwrapper are in very good condition. ISBN 9781844156788.
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Physical description; 226 p, bw ill, maps 24 cm. Subjects; Great Britain. Army. Coldstream Guards. Battalion, 1st. Great Britain. Army. 1st Battalion Scots Guards. Great Britain. Army. Brigade of Guards. Alma, Battle of the, 1854. Sevastopol, Siege of, 1854-1855. Crimean War, 1853-1856 Regimental histories Great Britain. Crimean War, 1853-1856 Campaigns. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered.
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