Edinburgh Military Tattoo
Summary
This officially sponsored guide fact packed and illustrated throughout in glorious colour, is the indispensable souvenir to this historic pageant. For over fifty years the Edinburgh Military Tattoo has thrilled and dazzled visitors to Scotland's Capital, not to mention the Scots who loyally turn out annually with their families. Roddy Martine tells the story of the Tattoo from the first displays at the Castle and in Princes Street Gardens to the present day. The theme of those first displays was 'There's something special about a soldier'. In words and pictures Roddy Martine captures the atmosphere which gives the Tattoo its special appeal. The enormous following enjoyed by Edinburgh's Tattoo goes to prove that for a large number of people all over the world there is still 'something about a soldier'.
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