Napoleon's dictum that the British were a Nation of shopkeepers was near enough the truth. Almost every British Dominion or Colony had its origin in trading stations and settlements, and it was for the protection and advancement of these overseas possessions that most of the Colonial and Dominion Regiments were formed, often in periods when the home country was in desperate battle with the Great European Powers.
In this book, accompanying a broad history of the many changes in the formations, uniforms and equipment of the British Regiments, is a lavishly illustrated account of the corresponding details of overseas Units formed in Colonial America, Canada, India, Australasia and Africa, etc.
This copy is in Acceptable condition. There is heavy coloring and marking of the pages and dust jacket. There are a number of rips and stains of the dust jacket. There is heavy shelf wear. As usual, the book pictured is the one you will receive.