The Royal Gibraltar Regiment

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Description

A unique tale of unbroken tradition and service documenting the Royal Gibraltar Regiment's evolution from the civilian volunteers that fought in the Great Siege to the professional light-infantry force we know today.

In 2014 the Royal Gibraltar Regiment celebrated its 75th anniversary. This is the history of the regiment and its preceding formations, a history that shows how a locally raised volunteer unit developed into a modern, light-role infantry battalion, based in Gibraltar and operating all over the world.

The book takes the reader back to the beginning of British rule in Gibraltar and the involvement of the local population in the Great Siege during the 18th century. From there it embarks on a journey that describes the history of the Volunteer Corps in the First World War and the Gibraltar Defence Force which was established in 1939, the Gibraltar Regiment during the Cold War and finally the Royal Gibraltar Regiment in its current form. The changing roles of the regiment and the internal developments are described and explained within the wider political and military context of Gibraltar.

This journey is brought to life with the help of photographs, illustrations and the words of the regiment's soldiers.

Table of Contents

Preface by the Chief Minister of Gibraltar
Foreword by Lieutenant-General Sir James Benjamin Dutton
Acknowledgements
The Royal Gibraltar Regiment: Heritage and Change


CHAPTER ONE In the Beginning: 1704–1914
CHAPTER TWO The Gibraltar Volunteer Corps in the First World War: 1915–20
CHAPTER THREE The Gibraltar Defence Force: 1939–58
CHAPTER FOUR The Gibraltar Regiment: 1958–99
CHAPTER FIVE The Royal Gibraltar Regiment: 1999–2014

Appendices
Image acknowledgements
Index

Product details

Published Oct 20 2016
Format Ebook (PDF)
Edition 1st
Extent 208
ISBN 9781472817051
Imprint Osprey Publishing
Illustrations Fully illustrated in colour and black-and-white throughout
Series General Military
Short code GNM
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

About the contributors

Author

Matthias Strohn

Dr Matthias Strohn FRHistS was educated at the uni…

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