By Charles A. Malcolm,Angus MacDonald MBE,Patrick King
ISBN-10: 0952158000
ISBN-13: 9780952158004
This booklet will entice these attracted to the numerous historical occasions during which pipers have taken half. the writer first provides a precis of piping heritage then takes the Scottish Regiments one after the other and exhibits how deeply the pipes have entered into regimental lifestyles. additionally, an account is given of Irish, Canadian, Australian and Naval pipers. the army professionals didn't consistently smile on pipers yet not anything may relatively reduce the energy in their attractiveness. it might probably adequately be stated that so long as there's a British military there'll be pipers - and the place there's a battle the pipers might be there too.
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