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Excellence in Action has been edited, designed and illustrated with all the panache and professionalism of the regiments themselves --Soldier Magazine
Excellence in Action is as good as its word ... This is an analysis of a unique institution, which is both interesting and skilfully written ... Excellence in Action but also excellence in production. --Country Life
Excellence in Action is a splendid, extraordinarily successful book, a real triumph, and cannot be recommended too highly. --Guards Magazine
Excellence in Action is as good as its word ... This is an analysis of a unique institution, which is both interesting and skilfully written ... Excellence in Action but also excellence in production. --Country Life
Excellence in Action is a splendid, extraordinarily successful book, a real triumph, and cannot be recommended too highly. --Guards Magazine
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The story of the seven regiments which compose the Household Division, commonly referred to as the Guards, has been often told, individually and jointly. To the world at large, the image of the Guards has been coloured by their ceremonial duties as the regiments dedicated to the protection of the sovereign - whether on duty at Buckingham Palace and Horse Guards, or at great national occasions such as The Queen's Birthday Parade, which the public know as the Trooping of the Colour. Yet in the 21st century the Guards have never been more active and engaged in their role as highly effective operational military units, whether in Bosnia, Iraq or, more recently, Afghanistan. Excellence in Action is a new, richly-illustrated publication which offers a true, wide-ranging colour portrait of the Household Division which reflects the tradition of excellence of the individual formations in the context of today's role as an elite fighting force.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Lucky enough to be one of the original subscribers to the book and present at the book launch in the Guards Museum, which was a great setting. The book has turned out to be as splendid as the settings for the launch with the most current up to date information on the Guards Division as of 2007. Being the first book on the whole Division since the 1975 book by Sir Julian Paget, The story of the Guards, it is professionally put together by Regiment of the Division explaining their history and roles. The book contains many new pictures not seen before and has many interviews with existing men of the Division, bring the readers up to date with the modern fighting Division that had all Regiments deployed in theatres of operation in 2007. Many of the interviews bring home the hardship and reality of combat. Anyone who owns a copy of Sir Julian Paget's book or have an interest Regiments must ensure they get this book. Excellence indeed...
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
If there is such a thing as a fan of the guards, I am that man. This book is full of great colour photographs,with contributions from serving and former soldiers about how they came to join and a little about their service. Both ceremonial and combat roles of these elite soldiers are featured, as well as short histories, and much more. If you want one of the best up to date books on the Household Division this is it.
This book "Excellence In Action" was a xmas present from my youngest son this Xmas.
It is the first time that I have read a book about the Guards Division as a whole and it is a pleasure to me as an ex Scots Guardsman to be able to read the history of the Household Division in the one cover, The pictures are very good with a nice mix of old and new. Thanks Mark.
It is the first time that I have read a book about the Guards Division as a whole and it is a pleasure to me as an ex Scots Guardsman to be able to read the history of the Household Division in the one cover, The pictures are very good with a nice mix of old and new. Thanks Mark.
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