You cant live with em, but sometimes you cant live without em. A modern regiment can also be similar to a brigade, in that both can be from a few hundred soldiers to 5,000 soldiers from 3 to 7 battalions. Our clan will offer a mature, drama free environment full of friendly, dedicated members to mingle with. The lost regiment is a series of science fiction novels written by william r. Subreddit rules message the mods related subs ama info the faq the wiki this is a moderated subreddit. Twenty years later, this book continues the saga of the lost regiment. Lost regiment movie in preproduction wing commander cic.
A regiment is a military unit, made up of a number of battalions, run by a colonel. Lost regiment is moving forward with cruisewagner productions and paramount studios. The lost regiment, with its sympathetic, colorful characters surviving and overcoming seemingly impossible odds, remains one of the most loved and respected american series. It is far and away the best spoken series and this one is no exception.
Buy a cheap copy of the regiments war book by john dalmas. The first wolfhounds arrived in south vietnam in january 1966. Down to the sea was the last book in a great series but that wax 12 years ago. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading rally cry the lost regiment series book 1. An alien migration fleet 14,000 starships strong searches the stars for a new. Chasing the moon by robert stone check out the weekly recommendation thread. In the ten years since his regiment was transported to an alien w. Narrated by the son of lieutenant adnans son, mokhtar, this comic book tells the story of lieutenant adnans life not only depicting the infamous battle of bukit.
Last regiment is an upcoming fantasythemed strategy game that features both singleplayer and multiplayer content. Company b, 53th regiment, indiana infantry accessed 05 jan 2011 was of clark country, indiana. Before the invention of planes they were using balloons and airships. The 10th battalion, the parachute regiment was an airborne infantry battalion of the parachute regiment, originally raised as 10th sussex battalion by the british army during the second world war the battalion was raised around volunteers from the royal sussex regiment at kibrit in the middle east. It is our intent and purpose to foster and encourage indepth discussion about all things related to books, authors, genres or. The civil war union soldiers somehow entered a portal to another more primitive world. Irish if you go to his website it does not look like it. Ive started reading rally cry, the first book of the lost regiment series by william forstchen. The lost regiment series is a fabulous story set in the days of the american civil war.
The regiment redeployed to the territory of hawaii in 1954. In mid 1971 i corps, a critical area bordered by north vietnam and laos, was protected by arvn infantry, three arvn armored cavalry squadrons, and the. Starting out during one of the last phases civil war, a regiment of the union army is hit by a lightning strike and sent to a faraway planet one with only medievallevel weaponry and technology. To the last round the official website of the book by. The leicestershire regiment royal leicestershire regiment after 1946 was a line infantry regiment of the british army, with a history going back to 1688. Battle of saragarhi, the last stand of the 36th sikh regiment. Rally cry the lost regiment series book 1 kindle edition by forstchen, william r download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. He is currently mia and have not seen a book from him in sometime. With the children of the original regiment members reaching adulthood they face a new threat from across the southern sea, the kazars, aliens who have an early 20thcentury level of technology and who also have a selectively bred slave race of human assassins, the shiv. The battle went down in history as a massacre which effectively wiped out the regiment. Fortunately for the regiment, there are other humans there, the only unfortunate thing is that there are three other tribes or hordes of alien human. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading union forever the lost regiment series book 2. Consent by donna freitas check out the weekly recommendation thread. The regiment absolutely fabulous book it is a fantastic it has insight into a mans career and life mostly career highs and lows a brilliant read especially if you are into military reads.
If you like david drakes books, try john dalmass books. Being a documentary this book is quite far away from a dry narration of events and recollections of participants of these events. Granted, the story is good, the action impeccable, but there are some inconsistencies in the idea. The last regiment of syncopated drummers invades long beach.
Aug 25, 2012 last regiment of syncopated drummers is raising funds for the last regiment of syncopated drummers invades long beach on kickstarter. Opinions expressed here are solely those of the posters, and have not been cleared with nor are they endorsed by the miniatures page. The time period was set to be around 20 years after the events of book 8 of the lost regiment series. The last regiment of syncopated drummers help lrsd get to new york city. Lrsd was included in an essay by author kathy pape in the book. The lost regiment audiobooks listen to the full series. Forstchen is the first book in the lost regiment series. The 3rd texas cavalry regiment or south kansastexas mounted volunteers was a unit of mounted volunteers that fought in the confederate states army during the american civil war. Welcome to the website of seoulbased writer andrew salmon, author of to the last round. Having had the privileged to read the book series, i must admit that unlike other world war books, the alien characters featured in the lost regiment are fairly imaginative and very properly defined as well. Britain and australia in the korean war, 1950 aurum press, london, 2011 to the last round was the unanimous winner of the inaugural hampshire librariesosprey publishing military book of. On 27 july the 66th berkshire regiment fought a terrible battle on the dusty plains of afghanistan. Last regiment is also the successor to legends of callasia and is expected to expand upon its systems and features for faster, deeper, more strategic gameplay.
That work describes the beginning of sas in the 19411942 period, whereas the regiment provides a much wider overview of sas history. Last regiment is a fantasythemed strategy game with simultaneous turnbased multiplayer and singleplayer campaigns following the story of a portellan named olivia, set in a postapocalyptic world with dragoons, artillery, orcs, pirates, chainsaws, and more. None of the books make sense unless read in strict chronological order. I found it hard to get out of the car at times so be careful about listening on your way to work. Boarding a transport ship after the battle of gettysburg, colonel andrew keane and his 35th maine regiment are swept into an alternate world. The regiment fought at wilsons creek and chustenahlah in 1861, pea ridge, corinth siege, iuka, second corinth, and the holly springs raid in 1862, thompsons. About the book the first in a series on a unit of civil war soldiers transported to another planet where previous generations of humans from around the world and throughout history are fighting against an alien race who uses them for food.
The book was first released in 2000 which fits with the op picking it up from the airport in 2001. With christopher cazenove, denis lill, wendy allnutt, bernard brown. Union forever the lost regiment series book 2 kindle edition by forstchen, william r download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Ive been listening to william forstchens lost regiment series recently. When union colonel andrew keane and his soldiers were sent through a spacetime warp, they end up in an alternate world where their rifles were centuries advanced over swords. Forstchen decided to stay in this world and give us another round. See the complete lost regiment series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. I got the first 6 books very cheap and thought they seemed quite good. Welcome to the adventures of the 37 imperial solar marine expeditionary force, better known as the last regiment. Forstchen includes books rally cry, the union forever, terrible swift sword, and several more.
This is an incomplete story and its highly unlikely we will ever get another. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. While some of the books are better than others, they must be read in order. The first thing you need to understand about the lost regiment series is that its a series to extreme. The first human civilization they encounter on this planet resembles medieval russia, with boyars and priests ruling over the peasants and townspeople. The lost battalion refers to the 1st battalion, 141st infantry 36th infantry division, originally texas national guard, which was surrounded by german forces in the vosges mountains on 24 october 1944. Jun 30, 2008 the first book is about an acw regiment from maine on a steambat sailing inot a war and ending up on a planet where giant creatures that are organized and fight like mongols. Hello and welcome to the last regiment my co owners and i run a very fun, active clan. Rediscovered after thousands of years of suspended animation, humans are once again ready to prove that theyre a force to be reckoned with.
Boomzap entertainment is a game development studio headquartered in singapore. As you will find when reading it, it is the start of another series of books. Twenty years after the end of the wars there suddenly appears a new threat. The last regiment of syncopated drummers are a marching drum corps from portland, oregon. The 20th tank regiment was a unit of the army of the republic of vietnam arvn, the south vietnamese army. Clan update starts in 27 minutes day ends in 22 hours. Using different methods nationally and internationally even. Down to the sea lost regiment, book 9 by forstchen, william r. Jan 03, 2004 first into, and last out, of so many battles of the peninsular war, they came from a regiment, then known prosaically as the 95th of foot, but renamed the rifle brigade after the battle of waterloo. Jul 27, 2010 the book was first released in 2000 which fits with the op picking it up from the airport in 2001. Sharpes regiment i have listened to all the available sharpes series. Assemble your regiment, brandish your might, and lead your forces to triumph. Exciting and moves like a bullet with good characters and battle scenes.
The final book in the series, down to the sea, takes place a generation after the arrival of the 35th maine. The regiment saw service for three centuries, in numerous wars and conflicts such as both world war i and world war ii, before being amalgamated, in september 1964, with the 1st east anglian regiment royal norfolk and suffolk, the 2nd east. Created by jack gerson, nick mccarty, william slater. The lost regiment series 8 book series kindle edition. History the following is taken from new york in the war of the rebellion, 3rd ed. Buy the flame bearer the last kingdom series, book 10 by cornwell, bernard from amazons fiction books store. The plot is somewhat simple, but the characters and ideas that fill the book make it a must for any lover of military sciencefiction or just lovers of science fiction in general.
Forstchen all members in good standing are free to post here. Formerly a standard line regiment that served the union cause in the american civil war and the united states again in world war ii and into the cold war, the 10th infantry regiment is now a garrison regiment housing training cadre and trainees undergoing basic combat training with the united states army. The book mainly revolves around a union regiment from the united states civil war which was swept through a portal built by an alien race all the way to another planet that is far away from earth. Assigned to the 4th parachute brigade, they joined the 1st airborne division in tunisia. Since 2005, we have released over 45 games for pc, mac, ios, android, and wii. Currahee scrapbook 506th parachute infantry regiment unit. In an effort to bring the last regiment of syncopated drummers to the famous nyc halloween parade in fall 2020, the society for syncopated drumming is raising funds to help cover most of the cost to fly the band to the big apple. This regiment, still in the service as a battalion, located at albany, was organized in 1860. Nonetheless, their valiant fighting was an inspiration to many, from kipling to conan doyle, who based dr. The hordes are surprised when they bump into human forces for the first time ever in real battle. The 501st airborne infantry regiment 501st air, previously the 501st parachute infantry regiment 501st pir and later 501st infantry regiment 501st ir, is an airborne forces regiment of the united states army, with a long history, having served in world war ii and the vietnam war, both as part of the 101st airborne division, as well as the war in afghanistan. I always found myself wondering what would happen next.
It is our intent and purpose to foster and encourage indepth discussion about all things related to books, authors, genres or publishing in a safe. Last regiment is an upcoming strategy game from boomzap entertainment. The lost regiment arrives near rus, which was founded by descendents of russians who arrived though the gate of light. The rus have begun to explore union with the romans who live in the territory next to theirs and who. There is a series called the destroyermen but not as. Ralliement french 2007 2 union forever 1991 by william r. Read the last campaign of the twentysecond regiment n. Constant pvm, quest and skilling assistance clan wars teams team to be released. Thomas wentworth higginson, army life in a black regiment. I have come upon this book after reading the phantom major by virginia cowles.
Rusty firmin spent an incredible 15 years with the regiment and was a key figure in the assault of the iranian embassy in london in may 1980. The next several books take up the story a few years later. The epic british stand on the imjin river, korea 1951 aurum press, london, 2009 and scorched earth, black snow. Comic book based on the battle of saragarhi, the last stand of the 36th sikh regiment. Last regiment will be on early access on august 5, 2019. These great men were singapores last defence and fought bravely. Jul 20, 2015 the regiment absolutely fabulous book it is a fantastic it has insight into a mans career and life mostly career highs and lows a brilliant read especially if you are into military reads. The lazy cops at the back door there was a break in at that big electrical store in town last night ken much. With the children of the original regiment members reaching adulthood they face a new threat from across the southern sea, the kazars, aliens who have an early 20thcentury level of technology and who also have a selectively bred slave. A bit on the fringe for alternate history, but definitely looks into the question of what if constant and desperate war had forced the american armed forces to continue innovating military technology past the point where it was in 1865, rather than slip into 20 years of stagnation. Tmp the lost regiment coming to a theater near you.
The first book is about an acw regiment from maine on a steambat sailing inot a war and ending up on a planet where giant creatures that are organized and fight like mongols. I am aware that platforms like amazon and goodreads provide book recommendations. The little problem here is that these creatures have pretty much conquered the continent and travel across it expecting humans as tribute from every human city they come to. Last regiment is an upcoming fantasythemed strategy game from boomzap entertainment. T remember forstchen saying that hell write some lost regiment books around the time he was writing the alternate acw trilogy but that was years ago. During their fiveyear stay in vietnam, the wolfhounds were considered on of the 25th infantry divisions most effective units, earning a valorous unit citation in 1967.
Mass market paperback out of printlimited availability. For my final semester project, i built a small, easy to use, hassle free book recommendation system which gives you a list of books most similar to the book you enter. Rassemblement french 2008 3 terrible swift sword 1992 by william r. Ww2 us army military 387th infantry regiment unit history book. Order of lost regiment books the lost regiment is a series of science fiction novels by american novelist william r. I would post it right now, except i need a couple of suggestions on unit art. Help portlands lrsd rock the faces off our founding fathers and at drumageddon this summer. The 10th infantry regiment is a regiment in the united states army first formed in 1855. Regiment simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. This is a feudal system with boyars and a tsar, but the americans start to introduce their ideas and their technology centuries ahead of the rus tech to the system. Boomzap entertainment is a game development studio. At noted wing commander author william forstchens website, there was recently a news post announcing that his series of lost regiment books will be turned into a movie. The webbased app prototype is based on 10,000 most popular books. Based on the idea given to me by bobby lee, i am going to make a scenario series based on the lost regiment books, the first one is the landing of the americans, from now on called yankees, and their struggle to surviv in the first few months of their landing.
Last i heard, tom cruises production company acquired the rights to the series. The 20th tank regiment was organized on 31 july 1971 and soon saw extensive combat during the 1972 easter offensive history. Fateful lightning the lost regiment series book 4 ebook. It is basically the civil war meets planet of the apes. He, along with the rest of the malay regiment, battled the japanese soldiers on bukit chandu.