|
|
TUGWELL (Lt.-Col. W.B.P.)
History of the Bombay Pioneers 1777-1933.
1st Ed., 439pp., 11 col. & 42 b/w plates, 17 maps. Bedford: Sidney Press.
1938
#65703
|
![[HLMainPic]](booksThumbs/65703.jpg "Click on the left or right of the image for more images")
Pioneers accompanied every expedition & the regiment saw a great deal of active service inc. Afghan Wars 1838-42 & 1878-80; NWF inc. Black Mountain, Bhutan 1864, Tirah & Punjab Frontier 1897-98, Indian Corps in France 1914-15, Mesopotamia, NWF 1916-17; Afghanistan 1919 & Waziristan 1924-28. "One of the most comprehensive & handsomely produced of all IA histories" - Perkins 443. Orig. half blue morocco, gilt, sp. dry/rubbed as usual o/w VG. See illustration on our website.
£125
|
|
|