The Pipes of War, by Brevet-Col. Sir Bruce Seton, Bart., Of Abercorn, C.B. and Pipe-Major John Grant

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Author

Grant, John (Pipe-Major), 1876-1961

Title

The Pipes of War A Record of Achievements of Pipers of Scottish and Overseas Regiments during the War, 1914-18

Credits

Produced by Brian Coe, John Campbell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)

Language

English

LoC Class

ML: Music: Literature of music

Subject

Bagpipers -- Scotland

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 51016

Release Date

January 23, 2016

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.THE PIPES OF WAR
2. 2.PREFACE
3. 3.CONTENTS
4. 4.ILLUSTRATIONS
5. 5.INTRODUCTION
6. 6.A HISTORY OF THE PIPES
7. 7.THE PIPES IN THE WAR, 1914-1918 — THE WESTERN FRONT — GALLIPOLI — SALONIKA — MESOPOTAMIA — THE LAST STAGE — PIPERS IN THE RANKS — PIPERS ON THE MARCH — PIPE TUNES — INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENTS. — FOREIGNERS AND THE PIPES — THE PIPES IN CAPTIVITY
8. 8.MILITARY PIPE BANDS, AND REFORM
9. 9.REGIMENTAL RECORDS — THE SCOTS GUARDS — THE ROYAL SCOTS — THE ROYAL SCOTS FUSILIERS — THE KING'S OWN SCOTTISH BORDERERS — THE CAMERONIANS (THE SCOTTISH RIFLES) — THE ROYAL HIGHLANDERS (THE BLACK WATCH) — THE HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY — THE SEAFORTH HIGHLANDERS — THE GORDON HIGHLANDERS — THE QUEEN'S OWN CAMERON HIGHLANDERS — THE ARGYLL AND SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDERS — THE LONDON SCOTTISH — THE TYNESIDE SCOTTISH — THE MIDDLESEX REGIMENT — THE LIVERPOOL SCOTTISH — THE ROYAL FUSILIERS — THE ARGYLLSHIRE MOUNTAIN BATTERY — THE ROSS AND CROMARTY BATTERY — MISCELLANEOUS — THE PIPE BAND OF THE 52nd (LOWLAND) DIVISION — PRISONERS OF WAR BAND — PRINCESS PATRICIA'S CANADIAN LIGHT INFANTRY — THE ROYAL HIGHLANDERS OF CANADA — THE 48th HIGHLANDERS OF CANADA — THE CANADIAN SCOTTISH — THE CAMERON HIGHLANDERS OF CANADA — THE 21st CANADIANS — THE 25th CANADIANS — THE 29th CANADIANS — THE 236th CANADIANS — THE CANADIAN PIONEERS — THE 2nd AUCKLAND REGIMENT — THE 42nd AUSTRALIANS — THE SOUTH AFRICAN SCOTTISH
10. 10.ROLL OF HONOUR. 1914-1918
11. 11.CANNTAIREACHD
12. 12.THE IRISH PIPES: THEIR HISTORY, DEVELOPMENT, AND DIVERGENCE FROM THE SIMPLE HIGHLAND TYPE
13. 13.THE TUITION OF YOUNG REGIMENTAL PIPERS
14. 14.THE SPIRIT OF THE MACCRIMMONS
15. 15.A GOSSIP ABOUT THE GORDON HIGHLANDERS
16. 16.TO THE LION RAMPANT
17. 17.THE MUSIC OF BATTLE
18. 18.THE PIPES IN THE EVERYDAY LIFE OF THE WAR
19. 19.THE OLDEST AIR IN THE WORLD
20. 20.THE PIPES: ONSET
21. 21.FLESH TO THE EAGLES
22. 22.THE BLACK CHANTER
23. 23.THE PIPES
24. 24.FOOTNOTES:

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