Nottinghamshire Military Legacy by Gerry Van Tonder

Description

This traces the military history of Nottinghamshire from the building of a strategic castle at Nottingham by William of Normandy, through the raising of  troops of yeomanry, from which developed regiments of Hussars and Sherwood Rangers, to the post WW2  changes, which saw Nottingham s military units move from infantry to anti-aircraft and searchlight formations, followed by the relatively recent absorption into a regional entity: the Mercian Regiment.  128p, illus.