Author: Mallinson, Allan,
Title: LIGHT DRAGOONS - The Origins of a New Regiment.
Description: Leo Cooper, London, 1993, 1st edn., [xiv], 352pp, Regimental insignia at frontis, 16pp coloured and 28pp half tone photo ills., 22 in text maps, [ii] map, maps at endpapers, black cloth lettered and insignia in gilt at spine, insignia in gilt upper board, pictorial dustwrapper, whatever claims publisher Pen & Sword may make for thie later issue this is the true first edition, by the one-time Colonel of the 13th/18th Hussars Allan Mallinson who is also the author of the popular series of novels about Matthew Hervey but here presents a history of the Light Dragoons, the regiment formed in 1992 from 13th/18th Hussars and 15th/19th Hussars, themselves created in 1922 by the amalgamation of 13th Dragoons (Munden's) with 18th Light Dragoons (Drogheda's Light Horse) and 15th Light Dragoons (Eliot's Light Horse) with 19th Light Dragoons respectively, lightly bumped at tips, edges tanned and lightly foxed, dustwrapper: lightly rubbed at tips, very good in a very good dustwrapper,

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