Military hero rose from lowly private to become a Major General

INVERNESS COURIER, TUESDAY, JUNE 23,1992
By Duncan Ross

THE son of an Inverness shoemaker, William MacBean was one of a rare breed of Highland soldiers who rose from the lowest rank of the British Army to join the elite corps of senior officers.

It would be considered an achievement even today, but in the rigid structure of Victorian [...]

Bravest of Them All In The '45

WEEKLY SCOTSMAN, Thursday, May 3, 1962

Weekly Scotsman, Thursday, May 3, 1962

Story of The Clans

BRAVEST OF THEM ALL IN THE ’45

By Allan Douglas

The giant Clan Chattan confederation could have been the greatest fighting force in clan history. Not even the Camerons, the MacDonalds or Frasers would have been a [...]