Hard fighting : a history of the Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry 1900-1946 / Jonathan Hunt.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hunt, Jonathan, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Great Britain. Army. Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry--History.

Great Britain.

Great Britain--History, Military.

Nottinghamshire (England)--History, Military.

Nottinghamshire (England).

South African War, 1899-1902--Regimental histories--Great Britain.

South African War, 1899-1902.

World War, 1914-1918--Regimental histories--Great Britain.

World War, 1914-1918.

World War, 1939-1945--Regimental histories--Great Britain.

World War, 1939-1945.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (298 pages) : illustrations, maps

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Barnsley, [England] : Pen & Sword Military, 2016.

Summary:

This account, following on from Unicorns - The History of the Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry 1794- 1899, covers the Regiments war service between 1900 and 1945.During the Boer War the SRY formed part of the first volunteer unit to see active service overseas fighting the Boer Commandos as cavalry. For its role in the ill-fated 1915 Gallipoli campaign, the Regiment was awarded the Kings Colour and then fought Allenbys victorious campaign against the Turks.During the Second World War the Regiment initially saw service in Palestine, at the siege of Tobruk and the fall of Crete. After acting as Special Forces in Ethiopia, they were converted to armour and fought through from Alamein to Tripoli before returning to North-west Europe for D-Day and the advance to Germany. In so doing they won thirty Battle Honours and 159 awards including eighty-three for gallantry.General Sir Brian Horrocks later wrote no armoured regiment can show a finerrecord of hard fighting. Hence the title of this invaluable regimental history.

Contents:

Intro

Dedication

Title Page

Copyright

Contents

Acknowledgements

Maps

Photographs and Illustrations

Foreword

Preamble

Part I: The Boer War, 1899-1902

Chapter 1 Casus Belli

Chapter 2 Learning Curve

Chapter 3 Mounted Irregulars

Chapter 4 Balance Shifts

Chapter 5 Baptism of Fire

Chapter 6 Advance on Pretoria

Chapter 7 Pursuit of Steyn and de Wet

Chapter 8 Guerrilla Warfare

Chapter 9 Lichtenburg

Chapter 10 Second Squadron

Part II: Haldane and the Territorial Force, 1900-14

Chapter 11 Khaki

Part III: The Great War, 1914-19

Chapter 12 Mobilization

Chapter 13 Gallipoli

Chapter 14 Macedonia

Chapter 15 Palestine - Redeployment

Chapter 16 Palestine - Gaza

Chapter 17 Palestine - Advance on Jerusalem

Chapter 18 Palestine - Reorganization and Repositioning

Chapter 19 Palestine - Second Raid into Trans Jordan

Chapter 20 Palestine - The Affair of Abu Tulul

Chapter 21 Palestine - Final Campaign

Part IV: Inter War Years, 1919-39

Chapter 22 A Peace Fit for Heroes

Part V: The Second World War, 1939-42 - The Beginning

Chapter 23 Unhorsed

Chapter 24 Abyssinia, Tobruk, Benghazi and Crete

Chapter 25 Armoured Training

Part VI: The End of the Beginning, 1942-43

Chapter 26 Battle of Alam el Halfa

Chapter 27 Battle of El Alamein

Chapter 28 Advance on Tripoli

Chapter 29 Battle of Tebaga Gap

Chapter 30 'From a Scent to a View ...'

Chapter 31 Return Home

Part VII: The Beginning of the End, 1944

Chapter 32 D Day

Chapter 33 Battle for Normandy

Chapter 34 Pursuit into Belgium

Chapter 35 Battle for Gheel

Chapter 36 MARKET GARDEN Salient

Chapter 37 Battle of Geilenkirchen

Part VIII: The End, 1944-45

Chapter 38 Operation BLACKCOCK

Chapter 39 Operations VERITABLE and LEEK

Chapter 40 Final Advance

Author's Comment.

Battle Honours

Bibliography.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed December 9, 2016).

ISBN:

9781848848917

1848848919