THE STORY OF THE GUARDS by Paget, Julian

Novato 1977, Presidio Pr, 2nd printing, hard bound in dust jacket, VG/VG condition, 8 1/2 x 11, 304 pages, prof illustrated in B&W and color photos. -------------------In a concise, lavishly illustrated narrative, Julian Paget traces the three-century history of the most superbly trained soldiers in the world, the British Guards. They are shown in their world renowned pageantry and as the standard of excellence in almost every battle campaign fought by the British Army from 1642 to the present day.Never before has this story been -told. There have been histories of individual regiments, but never of the British Guards as a whole: The Grenadier Guards, The Coldstream Guards, Life Guards, The Blues and Royals, Scots, Irish and Welsh Guards.This is not only a definitive record of all seven Guards Regiments, but also a highly readable story of outstanding military achievement in more than three centuries of peace and war.The book has over one hundred illustrations and carries a Foreword by Prince Philip.