Public Domain historical documents

[keaner]

I've happened on another great source of historical docs - all public domain - that allows you to download scans of the original books.

enjoy. 

http://www.archive.org/search.php?query=Canadian%20Army%20AND%20mediatype%3Atexts%20AND%20collection%3Atoronto

(I've started the search for you.... )

 

[the 48th regulator]

That is a brilliant site!

cheers.

I was actually toying with the fact of doing that with some of the 48th books I have.

What a great resource.

dileas

tess

 

[keaner]

I love reading about the raising of regiments in the late 18th and early 19th centuries...it seemed all a man needed was a title, money and the backing of a politician and *poof* instant CO!

 

[Koenigsegg]

It used to be that your rank was dependent on how much money you had.  How good of a uniform you could afford.
If your daddy had a lot of money, and he could buy a high rank, presto!  you could be a colonel.