The Black Watch: A Concise History - Hardcover

Royle, Trevor

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1845960890 ISBN 13: 9781845960896

Publisher: Mainstream Publishing, 2006

Synopsis

The second title in a series of regimental histories by Trevor Royle, this book looks at the Black Watch, renowned as one of the great fighting regiments of the British Army, and a family regiment,” with sons following fathers into its ranks. This history is based largely on letters and diaries of former soldiers, and is a fitting memorial to the regiment’s long and distinguished history.

About this title

About the Author:

Trevor Royle has built up an outstanding reputation as a historian of war and empire. His recent books include The Civil War: The War of the Three Kingdoms 1638-1660, Patton: Old Blood and Guts and the ground-breaking Crimea: The Great Crimean War 1854-1856. He lives in Edinburgh.

Review:

"Black Watch was always much more than an attractive tartan, as this chronicle of three centuries' tough soldiering makes clear (****)" The Scotsman "An effective concise history of Scotland's most famous regiment" Independent on Sunday

About this edition

• Publisher: Mainstream Publishing
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1845960890
• ISBN 13: 9781845960896
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 240