Background
Robson, Brian Ewart was born on July 25, 1926 in Dartford, Kent, England. Son of Walter Ewart and Lily May (Drain) Robson.
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Fuzzy Wuzzy: The Campaigns In The Eastern Sudan 1884-1885
( The Hadendowah tribesmen (known as "Fuzzy Wuzzies" beca...)
The Hadendowah tribesmen (known as "Fuzzy Wuzzies" because of their hairstyle) are reckoned by many as the British Army's fiercest opponents. This colorful account is also a serious study of Britain's motivations and capabilities for overseas operations at the time.
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Swords of the British Army: The Regulation Patterns, 1788-1914
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0853682593/?tag=2022091-20
Swords of the British Army: The Regulation Patterns 1788 to 1914
(This is a beautifully produced, and surely definitive, co...)
This is a beautifully produced, and surely definitive, complete account of its subject. With over 200 annotated high quality black and white illustrations and six full colour plates, printed on fine quality paper, it is a volume for any edged weapon or British Army enthusiast to treasure. The text encompasses technical details such as the pattern of swords, the reasons why certain types were adopted, and instructions for correctly wearing them. There are descriptions of the use of swords in battle, sometimes described by the swordsman wielding them, such as the gory account of the butchery at Waterloo by Sgt. Ewart who famously charged with the Royal Scots Greys. Here, Sir Garnett Wolseley, the celebrated Victorian General, describes chopping men down from head to waist while serving with the Household Cavalry in Egypt in 1882. There are appendices on marking swords and chronological lists of changing sword patterns. This is a Naval and Military Press and National Army Museum joint reprint of the 1996 revised edition of a book that first appeared in 1975 and quickly established itself as the standard authority on the British Army's swords.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1845749170/?tag=2022091-20
Brian Ewart Robson
Edit Profilehistorian British government official
Education
Bachelor with honours, Oxford (England) University, 1950.
Career
Principal, Air Ministry, London, 1955-1966; head division, Ministry Defense, London, 1966-1976; assistant under secretary of state, Ministry Defense, London, 1976-1982; deputy under secretary of state, Ministry Defense, London, 1982-1986; head army department, Ministry Defense, London, 1982-1984; member army board, Ministry Defense, London, 1982-1984; retired,, 1986. Consultant Price Waterhouse, London, 1986-1989.
Achievements
Works
book
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Fuzzy Wuzzy: The Campaigns In The Eastern Sudan 1884-1885
( The Hadendowah tribesmen (known as "Fuzzy Wuzzies" beca...)
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Swords of the British Army: The Regulation Patterns 1788 to 1914
(This is a beautifully produced, and surely definitive, co...)
- Swords of the British Army: The Regulation Patterns, 1788-1914
- Swords of the British Army: The Regulation Patterns, 1788-1914
- Swords of the British Army: The Regulation Patterns, 1788-1914 by Brian Robson (1975-06-03)
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Fuzzy Wuzzy: The Campaigns In The Eastern Sudan 1884-1885
Membership
Member central board finance Church of England, London, 1987-1995. Governor Roehampton Institute Higher Education, London, 1988-1995. Lieutenant British Army, 1944-1948, China, Burma, India Theatre of Operations, European Theatre of Operations.
Fellow Royal History Society. Member Society Army History Research (chairman since 1993), Army Records Society (county since 1986).
Interests
Connections
Married Cynthia Margaret Scott, March 17, 1962 (deceased 1997). Children: Suzanne Alexandra, Vanessa Jane.
