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- ISBN 9781846032233
- Weight: 200g
- Dimensions: 182 x 246mm
- Publication Date: 03 Oct 2007
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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In 2006 the title 'Highlanders' finally disappeared from the British Army's list of infantry regiments after nearly 270 years.
Throughout this period Scottish Highland units distinguished themselves in battle, but it was in the 19th-century heyday of the British Empire that they acquired an elite reputation and their colourful uniforms evolved to their full complexity.
This book traces and explains the identity and appearance of the individual regiments throughout Queen Victoria's reign, illustrating a wide variety of their home service uniforms with engravings, paintings, photographs, and full colour plates specially researched and prepared for this tribute to a unique military tradition.
Stuart Reid was born in Aberdeen and has worked as a librarian and a professional soldier. His main focus of interest lies in the 18th and 19th centuries, having ancestors who served in the British Army and the East India Company. Previous works for Osprey include titles about King George's Army 1740-93 and the British Redcoat 1740-1815.
Gerry Embleton has been a leading illustrator and researcher of historical costume since the 1970s, and has illustrated and written Osprey titles on a wide range of subjects over more than 20 years.
