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1	Crimea: The Great Crimean War 1854-1856 more books like this by Trevor Royle add to wishlist The Crimean War is one of the most compelling subjects in British history. Everyone knows about the Charge of the Light Brigade at Balaclava, and men like Raglan and Cardigan became household names. The story of Florence Nightingale, 'the Lady with the Lamp', and the heroic reporting of William Russell, THE TIMES' intrepid correspondent, and the ... see all copies from $9.00! new only from $15.36! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Lancaster Against York: The Wars of the Roses and the Foundation of Modern Britain more books like this by Trevor Royle add to wishlist In this sweeping history, Trevor Royle details one of the bloodiest episodes in British history. The prize was the crown of England, and the players were the rival houses of Lancaster and York. The dynastic quarrel threatened the collapse of the monarchy as a succession of weak rulers failed to deal with an overzealous aristocracy, plunging ... see all copies from $8.97! new only from $18.95! \| SVS
3	The Mainstream Companion to Scottish Literature more books like this by Trevor Royle add to wishlist A guide to Scottish literature from the earliest times to the present day. It includes over 600 essays on the lives and works of the principal poets, novelists and dramatists, critics and men and women of letters who have written in English, Scots and Gaelic. see all copies from $4.90! new only from $50.53!
4	Precipitous City: The Story of Literary Edinburgh more books like this by Trevor Royle add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.95! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Glubb Pasha more books like this by Trevor Royle add to wishlist This is the biography of Sir John Bagot Glubb, Glubb Pasha, who was best known as the Commander of the Arab Legion, a Lawrence of Arabia figure, appointed in 1930 to pacify warring Bedouin tribespeople in Jordan, who then led them in distinguished service in Iraq and Syria. Then he was expelled by the young King Hussein in 1956 during the Suez ... see all copies from $15.54! first editions
6	A Dictionary of Military Quotations more books like this by Trevor Royle add to wishlist 'Retreat, hell! We're just fighting in another direction.' "Major-General Oliver P. Smith" In 3,500 quotations from Biblical times to the Falklands, this provocative collection captures the flavour of warfare. This book should be of interest to general readers of history and military enthusiasts. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $13.53! \| first editions
7	Last Days of Raj more books like this by Trevor Royle add to wishlist India's declaration of independance on 15 August 1947 was a momentous occasion. For the British, who had ruled there for over 200 years, it was the start of a process to discard its world empire. This text explores, through the voices and memories of both the British and Indians, the drama and tensions of the years leading up to, and following, ... see all copies from $8.45! new only from $20.53! \| first editions
8	Winds of Change: The End of Empire in Africa more books like this by Trevor Royle add to wishlist Combining historical narrative with the voices and memories of the people who lived through the period, this text examines the last days of British rule in Africa. It begins with the Gold Coast's race to freedom in 1957, and ends with the long conflict for Zimbabwe's independence in 1980. see all copies from $7.75! new only from $48.00! \| first editions
9	The Civil War by Trevor Royle add to wishlist One late summer's day in 1642 two rival armies faced each other across the rolling Warwickshire countryside at Edgehill. There, Royalists faithful to King Charles I engaged in a battle with the supporters of the Parliament. Ahead lay even more desperate battles like Marston Moor and Naseby. The fighting was also to rage through Scotland and ... see all copies from $6.50! new only from $12.12! \| first editions
10	The last days of the Raj more books like this by Trevor Royle add to wishlist India's declaration of independence on 15th August 1947 was one of the most momentous occasions of 20th-century history. For Britain it meant the end of the Raj, of more than 200 years of rule; for the army of British expatriates - civil servants, soldiers and businessmen - it meant the end of a way of life; and for millions of Indians it meant a ... see all copies from $5.02! new only from $127.95! \| first editions
11	Anatomy of a regiment more books like this by Trevor Royle add to wishlist The history of the Welsh Guards Regiment, concentrates on the daily life of soldiers and officers, as well as brigade headquarters. see all copies from $9.50! new only from $99.00! \| first editions
12	Watson's Medical-Surgical Nursing & Related Physiology more books like this by Trevor Royle, Joan Royle add to wishlist Intended for student nurses, this book covers medical-surgical nursing from an essentially nursing orientated perspective. Key features include socio-psychological effects and causes of illnesses; care studies and care plans; and application of abnormal and normal physiology throughout. An ELBS/LPBB edition is available. see all copies from $6.65!
13	War report : the war correspondent's view of battle from Crimea to the Falklands more books like this by Trevor Royle add to wishlist see all copies from $7.50! first editions
14	Death Before Dishonour: The True Story of Fighting Mac more books like this by Trevor Royle add to wishlist see all copies from $3.88! first editions
15	The Black Watch: A Concise History more books like this by Trevor Royle add to wishlist The Black Watch was formed at Aberfeldy in Perthshire in the early eighteenth century as an independent security force, or 'watch', to guard the approaches to the lawless areas of the Scottish Highlands. Instantly recognisable due to the famous red hackle cap badge and the traditional dark blue and green government tartan kilt from which it got ... see all copies from $12.59! new only from $14.41! \| first editions
16	The Kitchener enigma more books like this by Trevor Royle add to wishlist see all copies from $10.00! first editions
17	The best years of their lives : the National Service experience 1945-63 more books like this by Trevor Royle add to wishlist see all copies from $2.53! first editions
18	Scottish War Stories more books like this by Trevor Royle add to wishlist From Walter Scott to George Mackay Brown, and from the Jacobite uprisings to World War II, Scotland's military history has made a significant contribution to the nation's literature. This collection of 24 stories, both factual and fictional, offer an insight into experiences of war. see all copies from $8.90! new only from $25.73!
19	Fighting Mac: The Downfall of Major-General Sir Hector MacDonald more books like this by Trevor Royle add to wishlist On a spring morning in 1903, Major-General Sir Hector Macdonald, one of Britain's greatest military heroes, took his life in a hotel room in Paris. A few days later he was buried hastily in an Edinburgh cemetery as his fellow countrymen tried to come to terms with the fact that one of Scotland's most famous soldiers had ended his life rather than ... see all copies from $17.86! new only from $17.86! \| first editions \| SVS
20	Patton: Old Blood and Guts more books like this by Trevor Royle add to wishlist General George Smith Patton came to the fore in the fighting in North Africa and Sicily in 1942 and 1943 as a tough and inspirational field commander who drove his army as relentlessly as he did himself. Arrogant, vainglorious and unpopular with his fellow Allied generals, he was nevertheless one of the great land force commanders of the Second ... see all copies from $9.95! new only from $9.95! \| first editions
21 view cover	The Gordon Highlanders: A Concise History more books like this by Trevor Royle add to wishlist The Gordons recruited from the north-east of Scotland and the regiment's character was moulded by men from the farming counties of Aberdeenshire, Moray and Nairn. It was raised in 1794 by an aristocratic landowner, the Duke of Gordon, whose wife played a major role in attracting recruits by riding through her husband's estates and offering a ... see all copies from $16.44! new only from $16.44! \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Queen's Own Highlanders: A Concise History more books like this by Trevor Royle add to wishlist Created in 1961 as a result of the amalgamation of the Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders and the Seaforth Highlanders, the "Queen's Own Highlanders" embody the history and traditions of some of Scotland's oldest Highland regiments. Two great Highland families - Cameron of Lochdarroch and Mackenzie of Seaforth - were involved in the formation of the ... see all copies from $19.00! new only from $19.00! \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	The Best Years of Their Lives: The National Service Experience, 1945-1963 more books like this by Trevor Royle add to wishlist Presents the memories and experiences of some of the two million 18-year-olds who were conscripted between 1945 and 1963. The author examines both good times and bad of those who were forced to oversee the dismantling of an empire and to garrison West Germany at the start of the Cold War. They served at home or abroad in Europe, the Middle East ... see all copies from $21.07! new only from $77.79! \| signed copies
24 view cover	The British Civil War: The Wars of the Three Kingdoms 1638-1660 more books like this by Trevor Royle add to wishlist The entirety of the British Civil War has never been covered in a single volume--until now. While it is usually seen as an English conflict, Royle paints the picture on a large canvas to show that it engulfed the entirety of Great Britain. While the war began as the result of the Scots' unwillingness to accept Charles I's prayer book, their ... see all copies from $21.50! new only from $140.00!
25 view cover	The Royal Highland Fusiliers more books like this by Trevor Royle add to wishlist The Royal Highland Fusiliers came into being in 1959 as a result of the amalgamation of two regiments, both of which had strong connections with Glasgow and the west of Scotland: The Royal Scots Fusiliers, founded in 1678 by Charles Erskine, fifth Earl of Mar; and The Highland Light Infantry, or HLI, created in 1881 as a result of the amalgamation ... see all copies from $19.00! new only from $19.00! \| SVS

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