Overview

Swift and Bold is richly illustrated portrait of the regiment, including the part played by the Regimental HQ, the Royal Green Jackets Association, the Volunteers and the Cadets. Further chapters take cover the contribution made by The Royal Green Jackets to counter-insurgency in the Far East, to the long campaign in Northern Ireland, and service in the Cold War period. Written by insiders with first-hand knowledge of the Regiment, and containing more than 250 images, this is a unique milestone publication that every Rifleman, past, present and future, will want to own, whether to remember his time in The Royal Green Jackets or as a reminder of the exceptional heritage they represent.

Full Product Details

Author:   Andrew Pringle
Publisher:   Third Millennium Information
Imprint:   Third Millennium Information
Dimensions:   Width: 25.80cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 31.20cm
Weight:   1.664kg
ISBN:  

9781903942697

ISBN 10:   1903942691
Pages:   192
Publication Date:   01 December 2007
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Foreword: Field Marshal the Lord Bramall; The Origins, Characteristics and Ethos of The Royal Green Jackets; The Evolution of the Regular Battalions of The Royal Green Jackets: A Story of Continual Change; The Royal Green Jackets Approach to Leadership; Inside the Regiment; The Royal Green Jackets' Contribution to the Wider Army; The Royal Green Jackets - Volunteers; The Royal Green Jackets Cadets; Counter-Insurgency: From Green Jackets Brigade to Royal Green Jackets; Northern Ireland 1969-2007; Germany and the Cold War Years; Soldiering Around the World; Into the Future: Rifles Once More Operations in Iraq: The Royal Green Jackets to The Rifles - Forged Under Fire

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A glorious story ... this is not so much a detailed history as a richly illustrated portrait Soldier Magazine

Author Information

Major General Andrew Robert Douglas Pringle, CB, CBE is a retired British Army officer and currently president of KBR's International Government and Defence business.

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