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 ''This book attempts to record the regimental iconography of Indian Cavalry regiments in the armies of India from circa 1750 to present times including Pakistan. Since the evolution of regimental iconography or the regimental badges would be incomplete without its history , the lineage, battle honours, ethnic composition, highest awards won, as well as highlights from the respective histories are included.'' . . . Within each section, the regiment is described in terms of the date and circumstances of its being first raised; what the author calls its lineage (that is any mergers with other regiments in its composition), its battle honours; its ethnic composition; a very brief description of its uniform (eg 13th Duke of Connaught’s (Watson’s Horse) Uniform Blue Facings Scarlet), highest gallantry awards, and finally its iconography – that is to say the details of buttons, shako badges and so forth which identify the regiment. It must be admitted that some of these sections are brief. However the completeness of the coverage of all regiments is impressive. It even includes short-lived volunteer corps such as the Bengal Yeomanry Cavalry, which lasted for about a year during the Mutiny. . . The iconography section does not show uniforms – only the buttons and badges, sabretaches and a few shakoes. . . It must be regretted that there are no illustrations of picturesque uniforms. . . Nevertheless the more limited objectives that the author has set himself have been realised very thoroughly. This is not a book to find out about individual family ancestors, but it is a book to find out about something of what sort of regiment they served in and about its 'iconography' (to use the author’s word). Izzat means respect or renown, and this is a work of love and piety to a great tradition, and is available for reference on the open shelves of the Asian and African Studies Reading Room at the British Library."  The full review by Richard Morgan, former FIBIS Trustee, appears in FIBIS ''Journal'' 23 (Spring 2010) pp. 49-50, available online to members in Search FIBIS. Details on purchasing a copy in the United Kingdom are included in the full review.