IWM and AWM have one. Kew only lists a 'supplement' under WO 33/1183. Haven't checked Bovington or LHCMA yet, or tried all combinations of mechanized/mechanised and armoured/armored!
Idler, Thanks. I have the relevant War Establishment tables for 1927 onwards, courtesy of Aixman. I do not know if these are the same as those in the Purple Primer but it is the latter that is always quoted. Mike
Is anyone aware of anywhere you can find the text of the “Purple Primer” (Mechanized and Armoured Formations by Broad and Lindsay,1929) on line? Thanks
Nothing is impossible, apparently... Much as I'd love to be a smug git and say I got them for a fiver, I haven't been that lucky. The captions from the Supplements have been added as appendices, along with the identification of the vehicle types as far as possible. I decided not to try to license the Supplements' photos from Kew. The indications were it would get rather uneconomical. Colour matching by post was, as you can see, a bitch. My excuse is that the final purplier hue will be a better match for expectations. As POD titles, I suspect they're going to vary a bit anyway. They are available exclusively from Lulu in an attempt to balance global availability and price. The links below appear to point at the UK site, so it might be better to go to www.lulu.com, let it regionalise itself and then search them out: Mechanized and Armoured Formations 1929 Modern Formations 1931
Mike, have you seen this thread: Purple Primer 1929 and 1931 books both now available for pint on demand on Lulu (Mod edit - dbf: Threads now merged)
Thanks very much Idler and Clive. I will see if my technicalskills are up to obtaining them. Just in time for winter, or Christmas. Mike
Can't help the feeling that a Twitter user probably spends more on coffee a day than than a copy costs...
Not many of us are, but you'd think a PhD implies a degree of primary research, most forms of which are much more expensive than we like to admit to ourselves.
