Description

Immediate dispatch from Somerset. Nice book in great condition. Pages in excellent condition. Hardcover. English. See images for condition.

About the book >.>.> Guns have been used by the English since at least the Battle of Cr?cy in 1346 and ever since they have played an important and ever increasing role in war. Henry VII formed the first force of artillery in England in 1486 when he established a permanent body of gunners in the royal fortresses. Master Gunners were appointed to look after the guns and the first Master Gunner of Whitehall and St James’s Park was appointed in 1678. Then in 1716 two companies of Regular artillery formed at Woolwich and the title ‘Royal’ was added in 1722. The Royal Horse Artillery was founded in 1793. Because gunners rallied to the guns in battle the guns became the colours of the Royal Regiment of Artillery. Since 1756 the Royal Artillery when on parade with guns has taken precedence over all regiments of the Army except the cavalry. Since 1793 when on parade with their guns the Royal Horse Artillery has taken precedence over all regiments of the Army. At Woolwich the Regiment possesses one of the world’s greatest collections of historic guns books and archives on the subject of artillery. Its museums tell the story of the guns from Cr?cy to the present day. However the official history of the Regiment existed only as far as 1914. In the 1960s the Royal Artillery Historical Affairs Committee embarked on a major project to bring the history up to date and so far the history has advanced to 1941. This book the sixth in the New Series is concerned with the Regiment’s part in the war against Japan with the early defeats and with eventual victory. The Regiment was ill-equipped in the quality and quantity of its guns and in its readiness to fight in the jungle. The story of the loss of Hong Kong Malaya Singapore. (MP)