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
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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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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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