British Army Regimental History Books Covering 1940

No dig mate, I'm very grateful. Just don't want to jinx myself.

I've got a North Staffs history coming from Australia and a unusual one, 'Green Howards at Dunkirk' coming from Canada.

Still very miffed I missed a copy of the Tyneside, Harder than Hammers. Got the Tenth of Foot last week for £60 ! I was driving to parents from Kew when I got a email notification from Abebooks on my phone that someone had listed a copy - I nearly crashed trying to quickly pull over and buy it before someone beat me to it

 

Andy, 5th Northamptons are covered (along with 2nd Battalion again) in Jervois' "The History of the Northamptonshire Regiment : 1934 - 1948" (Published by The Regimental History Committee, 1953)

Chapter IV (pp 43 - 50) covers The Campaign in France and Flanders in general (not really battalion-specific)
Chapter V (pp 51 - 69) covers the 2nd Battalion
Chapter VI (pp 70 - 79) deals with the 5th Battalion.

There is a pull-out map showing both battalions' movements.

It's not common though.



http://ukbookworld.com/book-for-sale/armyandnavy/1300/jervois-brigadier-the-history-the-northamptonshire-regiment-1934-1948

 

Cheers Rich,

I've seen that one-I offered him a £100 for it and he said know so I'm kinda reluctant to buy it now - I don't like loosing negotiations

 

Massive thank you to Andrew (Idler) for dropping two more books off at my house last week. Many thanks matey and Jacob thanks you for his card a present too !

 

Another infantry history off my wants list with just 7 to go.

I'm desperate for a copy of C N Barclays, The History of the Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment), 1919-1957. London: William Clowes, 1959. If anyone finds me a copy that I eventually purchase I'd be happy to pay a finders fee between 5% and 10% of the asking price depending on the quality of the book.

Cheers
Andy

 

You can not begin to imagine how pissed off I am to see this:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1959-Book-Regimental-History-of-the-Sherwood-Foresters-by-Barclay-/281270453544

I'm expecting to pay way over a £100 for a copy

 

It's only NMP but....

?

 

I think that booklet is the same as CAB 106/231 Account of operations of 4th/7th. Regiment Dragoon Guards in Belgium, 1940 May-June. Printed, which I already have a copy of.

Sherwood Foresters mate

 

Will keep me eyes open...

 

Found another infantry one today so that's six more to go

 

Go on then, which one was it?

 

South Staffs....Still after the ever elusive Sherwood Foresters by Barclay

 

Sidelined by an unfashionable interest in the BEF or the wrong sort of signals? Don't rail against the injustice - branch out into a more socially-acceptable interest and train yourself up:



(If you want one - and why wouldn't you - I can give you a tip)

 

I've had a copy for a couple of years now thanks to Trux :p

 

That explains a lot!!

 

I have two copies of Vales South Staffs if you want to buy a copy when your passing next?

 

Thanks to Idler who spotted it for sale I finally obtained a copy of the History of the Sherwood Foresters by C N Barclay - Just three more histories to go and the collection is complete

 

Bumping the thread's going to cost you

Though, to be fair, you usually shout the brews at Kew; I just need to get down there and take advantage more often.

 

Historical Records of the Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders arrived today in 2 Vols with wrappers

Only three more to get !

 

I think you may need to add Dr Edward Smalley's "The British Expeditionary Force 1939-40" to your pile, Drew... Not a Regimental, but essential. Unfortunately Palgrave MacmIllan and £60. Just out. And when are you at Kew? Would love to compare 1940 notes with you some time.