Black Watch: The Inside Story of the Oldest Highland Regiment in the British Army

by John Parker

Book Overview

The Black Watch is one of the finest fighting forces in the world and has been engaged in virtually every worldwide conflict for the last three centuries. Named after the dark tartan of the soldiers' kilts, it is the oldest Highland regiment. As part of the British army, their first battle abroad was in Flanders in 1745 but the regiment soon moved to North America to fight the French, and then shared the capture of Montreal, the Windward Islands and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0755313496
• ISBN13: 9780755313495
• Release Date: June 2006
• Publisher: Headline
• Length: 480 Pages
• Weight: 0.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 4.4" x 7.0"