The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders: A Concise History

by Trevor Royle

The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders is one of the best-known regiments in the British Army. In a previous incarnation as the 93rd Highlanders, its soldiers were famed for being the "thin red line" that repulsed the Russian heavy cavalry at the Battle of Balaklava during the Crimean War. When the regiment was ordered to disband in 1968 as part of wide-ranging defense cuts, a popular "Save the Argylls" campaign was successful in keeping the regiment...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1845960904
• ISBN13: 9781845960902
• Release Date: September 2008
• Publisher: Mainstream Publishing
• Length: 239 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.6" x 8.5"