A Skeen Passing It On Short Talks on Tribal Fighting on North-Western Frontier

Description: Hardcover. 8vo. Published by Gale & Polden, Aldershot, UK. 1932. viii, 136 pgs. Second Edition. Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine and front board. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. A fascinating little item, not a training manual, in which General Skeen, drawing on his own experiences, tries to impart to junior infantry officers of the British Army in India, his advice on how to improve upon their training for frontier fighting. General Sir Andrew Skeen, KCB, KCIE, CMG (20 January 1873 – 18 February 1935) served in the British Indian Army, rising to the position of Chief of the General Staff in India. A Skeen Passing It On Short Talks on Tribal Fighting on North-Western Frontier Description Up For Sale Today is Passing It On Short Talks on Tribal Fighting on the North-Western Frontier of India by General Sir Andrew Skeen With a Foreword by His Excellency General Sir Philip W Chetwode Hardcover. 8vo. Published by Gale & Polden, Aldershot, UK. 1932. viii, 136 pgs. Second Edition. Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine and front board. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. A fascinating little item, not a training manual, in which General Skeen, drawing on his own experiences, tries to impart to junior infantry officers of the British Army in India, his advice on how to improve upon their training for frontier fighting. General Sir Andrew Skeen, KCB, KCIE, CMG (20 January 1873 – 18 February 1935) served in the British Indian Army, rising to the position of Chief of the General Staff in India. Skeen was commissioned into the King's Own Scottish Borderers as a second lieutenant on 5 December 1891, and promoted to lieutenant on 2 October 1893. He served on the North-West Frontier of India from 1897 to 1898 taking part in operations of the Malakand Field Force. He was deployed to China in 1900, and promoted to captain on 10 July 1901 while serving in the 24th Punjabis. From December 1902 he was in East Africa where he took part in operations in Somaliland until 1904. Skeen served in the First World War as a staff officer to General Sir William Birdwood, General Officer Commanding the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps taking part in the Gallipoli campaign in 1915. He was mentioned in despatches with regard to reinforcing Anzac Cove, in full view and reach of the enemy, prior to the Battle of Sari Bair. For his service at Gallipoli, Skeen was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George and awarded the French Croix de Guerre. He went on to be Director of Military Operations at India Army HQ in 1916 and then Deputy Chief of General Staff, Indian Army in 1917. He then became commander of the 3rd (Abbottabad) Indian Infantry Brigade and then commander of the Kohat Kurram Force, in which capacity he took part in the Third Anglo-Afghan War in 1919. Skeen served in Waziristan on the North-West Frontier of India from 1919 to 1920 as Commander, Tochi and Derajat Columns. He was then appointed Commander, Kohat District, India in 1921, Commander, Peshawar District, India in 1922 and General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Southern Command, India in 1923. Finally he became Chief of the General Staff in India in 1924, and was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath in the 1925 New Year Honours, before retiring in 1929. OUR MISSION STATEMENT: Our goal is to provide the best books for the lowest prices. We understand that you have more choices than ever to buy books, so we strive to provide the best service, accurate descriptions, the cheapest shipping and the best customer service in the realm of bookselling. Thank you for visiting this listing and we hope to see you again soon! 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