ALL THE BLUE BONNETS: THE HISTORY OF THE KING'S OWN SCOTTISH BORDERERS. by Woollcombe, Robert. Foreword by Brigadier F.H. Coutts - 1980

London: Arms and Armour, 1980. 208 pp, 8vo (8 3/4" H). B&w plates, maps. "This is the 300-year history of the King's Own Scottish Borderers, one of the oldest Scottish regiments and one of only five surviving infantry regiments of the line in the British Army to have retained their identity since the days they were raised. The bulk of the book, however, is devoted to the Regiment's history over the past hundred years, through both the small wars and the world wars, and the aftermath of Empire. A special place is given to the Korean War and its hard-fought 'Guy Fawkes' battle. The demands on the British soldier in a changing world are also presented - 'The combat suit and the chunky jersey convey the new image, the modern equivalent of the thin red line', says the author, himself an ex-Borderer. His account shows how The King's Own Scottish Borderers serve our country to-day, and draw on a great tradition, so that well do they say: 'Once a Borderer, always a Borderer'." Light cigarette odour, previous owner's bookplate on front pastedown, light browning to edges of textblock, faint scuffing to bottom corner of front board. Dust jacket is price clipped, has small ghost sticker mark on front flap, a few areas of light edge wrinkling, moderate edge browning, heavy fading to spine and top edge of front panel - lettering on spine still very legible.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good+.