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This book charts the history of the British Army by using one of its most distinctive aspects - its regimental traditions.

There are chapters on Veterans (who qualifies to be a Chelsea Pensioner?)

Ranks and Appointments (the Kaiser and the Emperor of Austria were both British field marshals in 1914);

Badges

Nicknames and Uniforms.

An appendix outlines the present structure of the British Army and the lineage of existing regiments and corps.

Extensive bibliography and a list of useful addresses.