History of the Norfolk Regiment 20th June 1685 to 3rd August1914

Written by F. Loraine Petre one of the most distinguished military historians of the Napoleonic wars this huge history of the Norfolk Regiment is naturally strong on its role in the Peninsular War when its battle honours included Rolica Vimiera Corunna Busaco Salamanca Vittoria San Sebastian and the Nive. First raised in 1685 in the reign of James II the Norfolks first saw service in the Caribbean and after Napoleon's defeat in India the Crimea Afghanistan and the Boer War. This detailed and authoritative history takes the regiment's story up to the outbreak of the Great War in August 1914.