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 I have listed some books that I found interesting and informative about the British Army in the Americas and the Caribbean. Special attention has been made regarding the "Africans in Redcoats". Some items are out of print but have been included for reference.

 

British Forces in the West indies 1793-1815 Changing Ball British Forces in the West Indies 1793-1815.
Author: Rene Chartrand/Paul Chappell.
Publisher: Osprey Military.
Review: Detailed information about the regiments serving the crown in the British Caribbean. It also includes details about Black regiments in the British Army. 
Small Book ISBN 1855326000 (paperback).
Order online Amazon UK   -  Amazon USA
Changing Ball Emigre Troops in British Service Vol 1: 1792-1803
 Author: Rene Chartrand/Patrice Courcelle.
Publisher: Osprey Military.
Review: The French Revolution was resisted by many of the aristocracy in an attempt to restore the King. The forces raised by these exiled officers fought alongside the British Army. 
Small Book ISBN 185532766X (paperback).
Order online Amazon UK   -  Amazon USA
Fiction - Congo Jack chgball.gif (1653 bytes) Congo Jack.
Author: Roger Norman Buckley.
Publisher: Pinto Press.
Review: Novel based on fact and covers the mutiny of the British Eighth West India Regiment in 1802.
bksmall.gif (1016 bytes) ISBN 0963247654 (hardback).
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The Empty Sleeve Changing Ball The Empty Sleeve.
Author: Brian Dyde.
Publisher: Hansib Caribbean.
Review: The story of the West India Regiments giving a resume of over 130 years of service in the British Army.
Small Book ISBN 9768163097 (paperback).
Order online Amazon UK   -  Amazon USA (out of print)
British Army in the West Indies Changing Ball The British Army in the West Indies.
Author: Roger Norman Buckley.
Publisher: University Press of Florida.
Review: Story of the British Army's experience in the Caribbean during the Napoleonic wars.
Small Book ISBN 0813016045 (hardback).
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Lest We Forget chgball.gif (1653 bytes) Lest We Forget.
Author: Robert N. Murray.
Publisher: Nottingham Westindian Combined Ex-services Association.
Review: A reflection by ex-service personnel (mainly in the RAF and ATS) of their experiences serving in the British Armed Forces during the Second World War.
bksmall.gif (1016 bytes) ISBN 1870518527 (paperback).
Order online Amazon UK -  Amazon USA (not available)
  chgball.gif (1653 bytes) West Indian Women at War
Author: Ben Bosquet, Colin Douglas and Joselyn Barrow
Publisher: Lawrence & Wishart
Review: Highlights the contribution made by West Indian women in the British armed forces during the World War II
bksmall.gif (1016 bytes) ISBN: 085315743X (paperback).
Order online Amazon UK -  Amazon USA (out of print)
On the March chgball.gif (1653 bytes) On the March.
Author: O. Nigel Bolland.
Publisher: Ian Randle and James Currey.
Review: Outlines the founding of labour organisations in the British Caribbean. It includes a chapter about the impact demobilised BWIR personnel had on their return home.
bksmall.gif (1016 bytes) ISBN 0852557302 (paperback).
Order online Amazon UK   -  Amazon USA (out of print)

  

Out of Print items.

"The Bloodybacks" Changing Ball The Bloodybacks.
Author: Major Reginald Hargreaves.
Publisher: Walker and Company (1968).
Review: Outlines the campaigns of the British Army and Navy in North America and the Caribbean from Cromwell to the American War of Independence. 
Small Book (Hardback)
Under an English Heaven Changing Ball Under an English Heaven.
Author: Donald E. Westlake.
Publisher: Simon & Schuster.
Review: Interesting account of the Anguillan "rebellion" in 1967 and the "invasion" by British forces.
Small Book SBN 671213113 (hardback).
"The Carib Regiment of World War II" Changing Ball The Carib Regiment of World War II.
Author: Elvey Watson.
Publisher: Vantage Press (1964).
Review: The story about the authors experiences during his period of service in the Barbados Battalion of the Caribbean Regiment. Includes the training in the USA and service in the North African desert, Egypt and Italy.
Small Book (Hardback)
"Hundred Years History of the 2nd West India Regiment" Changing Ball 100 Years History of the 2nd West India Regiment.
Author: Colonel J.E.Caulfield.
Publisher: Foster Groom & Company (1899).
Review: The story of the 2nd West India Regiments from 1795 to 1895. A history of the regiment (later battalion) which gives details about its service in the British Army.
Small Book (hardback). Out of print.
Slaves in Redcoats Changing Ball Slaves in Red Coats.
Author: Roger Norman Buckley.
Publisher: Yale University Press.
Review: Detailed account of the purchase and use of enslaved Africans to serve in the British Army 1795 to 1815.
Small Book ISBN 0300022166 (hardback).
French Invasions of St.Kitts-Nevis Changing Ball The French Invasions of St. Kitts-Nevis.
Author: Sir Reginald St. Johnson K.C.M.G..
Publisher: Society for the Restoration of Brimstone Hill.
Review: Reprinted booklet of the 1930's giving an outline of French military actions involving St. Kitts-Nevis. 
Small Book (Booklet).

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