Full Description
"Swift and Bold" is richly illustrated portrait of the regiment, including the part played by the Regimental HQ, the Royal Green Jackets Association, the Volunteers and the Cadets. Further chapters take cover the contribution made by The Royal Green Jackets to counter-insurgency in the Far East, to the long campaign in Northern Ireland, and service in the Cold War period. Written by insiders with first-hand knowledge of the Regiment, and containing more than 250 images, this is a unique milestone publication that every Rifleman, past, present and future, will want to own, whether to remember his time in The Royal Green Jackets or as a reminder of the exceptional heritage they represent.
Contents
Forewordand Ethos of The Royal Green Jackets; The Evolution of the Regular Battalions of The Royal Green Jackets: A Story of Continual Change; The Royal Green Jackets Approach to Leadership; Inside the Regiment; The Royal Green Jackets' Contribution to the Wider Army; The Royal Green Jackets - Volunteers; The Royal Green Jackets Cadets; Counter-Insurgency: From Green Jackets Brigade to Royal Green Jackets; Northern Ireland 1969-2007; Germany and the Cold War Years; Soldiering Around the World; Into the Future: Rifles Once More Operations in Iraq: The Royal Green Jackets to The Rifles - "Forged Under Fire"
