ISBN10: 1843423693, ISBN13: 9781843423690, [publisher: Naval and Military Press] Softcover 2002 N & M Press reprint. Original pub1929. xxxiv + 464pp with 20 b/w plates most containing two or more photos and 28 maps of which six are in the text.Published Price £22 In his preface the author, who took three years over this history, makes the point that material that should have been preserved in the regimental archives had disappeared, and that personal diaries, letters and memoranda had been very hard to come by, making his task not an easy one. One result is that there is no list of honours and awards but rather a summary, nor could he get reliable casualty figures for some of the battles. Nevertheless, despite the handicaps, he acknowledges plenty of help and advice and he has produced a very commendable piece of work which certainly ranks with other histories and is a good deal better than some. It was his intention to present a connected or continuous story so he has not adopted the pattern of separate parts for each battalion. He follows the chronology of the war with each battalion being brought into the story at the appropriate time. Each chapter covers a specific period/battle and a specific battalion, as is made clear in the list of contents. The 1/2nd was with the 1st London Brigade, 1st London Division when war broke out, and a month later the brigade was sent to Malta to replace the regular battalions. In February 1915 they in turn were replaced by ...
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East Sussex Naval & Military Press 2002 Revised ed. Trade paperback New. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 580 p.

East Sussex Naval & Military Press 2002 Revised ed. Trade paperback New. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 580 p.