RICHARDS, Walter.

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His Majesty's Territorial Army. First edition, a notably sharp set of this stylish publication, a celebration of the newly formed Territorial Force, "a political and strategic force of considerable importance. Its existence meant that should a great European war ever erupt, the British government would be able to despatch a small but hugely politically significant Expeditionary Force to the Continent" (Mitchinson, p. 2).Walter Richards, a seasoned writer on military subjects, arranges his work alphabetically by county and city and gives a detailed and comprehensive overview of the new force. The work is enhanced by colour plates from paintings by Richard Caton-Woodville, doyen of late Victorian military artists, famous for portraying historical incidents, as in Charge of the Light Brigade, and depictions of contemporary events, such as Maiwand: Saving the Guns and The Storming of the Heights at Dargai by the Gordon Highlanders.

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