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Those Must Be The Guards

A new book on the Guards takes its title from Sir John Moore, hero of Corunna.

Simon Doughty

A few words about the title of the book: Those Must Be The Guards. In March 1919 the Guards marched through London as part of the great victory parade. The Times reported rather grandly on the event: ‘A joyous welcome to the Guards ….. fighting through to the end and...

Paul de Zulueta and Simon Doughty on Those Must Be The Guards

The authors of a new book on the Guards discuss the division and its history.

Paul de Zulueta and Simon Doughty

Many congratulations on the Those Must Be The Guards. The title is from the great Sir John Moore during the retreat to Corunna in 1809, who made the remark when noticing the Foot Guards maintaining their discipline when all about had lost theirs. Would a Guards...