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CONDON (Brig. W.E.H., OBE)
The Frontier Force Regiment.
1st Ed., xxii+592pp., 4to, col. frontis., 19 photos., 36 maps. Aldershot: G&P.
1962
#65761
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Excellent history: Mutiny, 2nd Afghan War, Chitral, Tirah, China 1900 &c., WW1 in France, Aden, Mespot, Palestine; WW2 MEF & Burma. "An excellent book" - Perkins 472. Orig. khaki cloth, gilt, VG & scarce. See illustration on our website.
£250
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LINDSAY (Capt. D.M.) et al.
Regimental History of the 6th Royal Battalion (Scinde) 13th Frontier Force Rifles, 1843-1934.
1st Ed., xi+117pp., 4to. Aldershot: G&P.
1935
#64878
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59th Scinde Rifles, formerly 6th Punjab Infantry: various NWF forays &c. but chiefly devoted to WW1 in France with the Indian Corps 1914-15, Mespot. 1916-17, Palestine 1918. Awards. Officers of the regiment subscribed to an "Edition Deluxe" in 1925 but these were quickly exhausted & this revised work was published with additional chapters on the period 1856-90, NWF campaign 1930 & various corrections made, but without illustrations & maps. Perkins 475. Orig. dark green cloth, VG, nice clean copy & scarce. See illustration on our website.
£250
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LINDSAY (Capt. D.M.)]
Regimental History of the 6th Royal Battalion 13th Frontier Force Rifles (Scinde), 1843-1923.
1st Ed., x+146pp., 4to, 31 plates, 8 fldg. maps. Aldershot: G&P.
1926
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Campaigns include Indian Mutiny, various NWF expeditions & WW1 in France with the Indian Corps 1914-15, Mespot. 1916-17, Palestine 1918. Excellent detailed maps & many interesting photos. Perkins 475. Deluxe full green morocco, gilt, with spine title "History of the 59th Rifles F.F." which was the regiment's title until 1922, deluxe edition, but please note this copy is sympathetically rebacked with green morocco, with the orig. sp. title laid down. Also note, officers of the regiment subscribed to this "Edition Deluxe" in 1925 but these were quickly exhausted & a revised edition was published in 1935. The later work included additional chapters on the period 1856-90, NWF campaign 1930 & various corrections made, but did not include the fine illustrations & maps of this rare & superbly produced original. The plates include officers' groups, portraits of COs, photos. from the Fronts in France, Mespot, &c. See illustrations on our website.
£375
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RAHMAN (Lt.-Gen. M.A., MC, FFR)
The Wardens of the Marches: A History of the Piffers 1947-1971.
1st Ed., xv+255pp., 21 photos., 13 maps. VG in dw. Lahore: Wajidalis.
1980
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The Frontier Force Regiment of the Pakistan Army, formed from the old FF Regt., FF Rifs. & Piffer gunners & cavalry (on partition only the 5th Gurkhas & two mountain batteries of the PFF were allocated to India). Useful historical notes on the PFF 1849-1947 followed by accounts of ops. in Kashmir 1948, Indo-Pak wars 1965 & 1971, &c. Officers Roll of Hon., awards roll. VG in dw. See illustration on our website.
£35
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VAUGHAN (Gen. Sir J. Luther, KCB)
My Service in the Indian Army & After.
1st Ed., xi+303pp., portrait frontis., 3 fldg. maps. Constable.
1904
#65807
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Native Infantry 1841, served Gwalior, to the PFF 1850 (one of its earliest officers); attached Turkish Contingent in the Crimea then commanded a Field Force against the Yusafzai's in 1857 & the 5th Native Infantry in the Mutiny; Umbeyla 1863 & Black Mountain expedition 1868. Hon. Colonel, 58th Vaughan's Rifles, Punjab Frontier Force. Contains useful accounts of several NWF campaigns. Orig. red cloth, gilt, sp. worn & stained, o/w VG & rare See illustrations on our website.
£165
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