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Reflections of a Regiment The Honourable Artillery Company and the Great War in Pictures
Reflections of a Regiment The Honourable Artillery Company and the Great War in Pictures
- ISBN 13:
9781908990594
- ISBN 10:
1908990597
- Format: Hardcover
- Copyright: 06/30/2016
- Publisher: Profile Books Ltd
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Summary
The oldest surviving regiment in the British Army and second only to the Pontifical Swiss Guard in antiquity among the world's military organizations, the Honourable Artillery Company boasts a uniquely rich and eventful history. This book marks its distinguished service in the First World War, in which HAC batteries and battalions saw action in almost every theatrer of war - from France and Flanders to Italy, Egypt and the Middle East.
Editor Justine Taylor and Art Director Ian Denninghave drawn on the HAC's extraordinary wealth of photographs, written archives and treasured objects to produce a beautiful and frequently moving record of the experiences of servicemen from recruitment to demobilization and beyond,concluding with an examination of the Company's role in the Army Reserve today. Packed with compelling accounts of life in the trenches, behind the lines andon the Home Front, and featuring fascinating insights into the technologydeployed in the conflict, this volume conveys the HAC's contribution to and experience of the war effort with stunning immediacy.
Editor Justine Taylor and Art Director Ian Denninghave drawn on the HAC's extraordinary wealth of photographs, written archives and treasured objects to produce a beautiful and frequently moving record of the experiences of servicemen from recruitment to demobilization and beyond,concluding with an examination of the Company's role in the Army Reserve today. Packed with compelling accounts of life in the trenches, behind the lines andon the Home Front, and featuring fascinating insights into the technologydeployed in the conflict, this volume conveys the HAC's contribution to and experience of the war effort with stunning immediacy.
