Tommy Atkins. (British Soldier)

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Tommy Atkins.
The Story of the English Soldier.
By John Laffin.
Published by Cassell London 1966.

Covers battles and barrack rooms from 1642 to 1945 around the world.
Various opinions given on the British Army over three centuries;

Other armies have vaunted their might;we have gloried most when our soldiers have attained their victories as 'a thin red line'.
Lieut-Colonel Graham Seton Hutchison, 1945.

How beautifully those English fight! But they MUST give way.
Napoleon at Waterloo.

The British infantry is the best in the world; fortunately it is not numerous.
Ibid.

An ideal book for those interested in the history and background of the British Army.

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