A paperback edition of a 1987 title which charts the history of the Royal Marines Commandos and draws on the experiences of soldiers from the elite force. Features accounts of operations in numerous conflicts from World War II to the Falklands War.

By Sea and Land: The Story of the Royal Marines Commandos

NEILLANDS, Robin

HarperCollins, Publishers

The Raiders: The Army Commandos 1940-46

History

Military

The Dieppe Raid is one of World War II’s most controversial hours. In 1942, a full two years before D-Day, thousands of men, mostly Canadian troops eager for their first taste of battle, were sent across the English Channel in a raid on the French port town of Dieppe. Air supremacy was not secured; the topography—a town hemmed in by tall cliffs and reached by steep beaches—meant any invasion was improbably difficult. The result was carnage: the beaches were turned into killing grounds even as the men came ashore, and whole battalions were cut to pieces.
In this book, Robin Neillands has traced numerous surviving veterans of the Raid, in the United Kingdom and Canada, to tell the harrowing story of what actually took place, hour by hour, as disaster unfolded. He has also exhaustively explored all the archival evidence to establish as far as possible the paper trail of command, of who knew—or should have known—what was happening, and whether the whole debacle could have been prevented. The result is the definitive account of one of the Allies’ darkest hours.

The Dieppe Raid: The Story of the Disastrous 1942 Expedition (Twentieth-Century Battles)

Americas

Indiana University Press

Enchanted Ireland (Exploring the British Isles)

Kahn, John

Readers' Digest

Told largely in the words of British Army Commando volunteers of all ranks, this is an account of their experiences fighting in World War II, in every theatre of war from the desert coasts of North Africa to the jungle and swamps of Arakan.

Weidenfeld Nicolson Ltd

1st Weidenfeld & Nicolson 1995 edition hardcover new condition book in new condition dw In stock shipped from our UK warehouse

The conquest of the Reich: from D-Day to VE-Day: a soldiers' history

Europe

Weidenfeld&Nicolson

Robin Neillands goes behind the the "gung-ho hero" myth of special forces to tell their true story since 1945, using the words of the soldiers themselves, hefollows the phases of expansion and contraction of special forces, their successes and failures, the developments in technology, and new roles in anti- terrorism and anti-drug operations.He descrbes the exploits ot the SAS and the Green Berets, as well as regiments and special forces form other countries.

In The Combat Zone: Special Forces Since 1945

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Grant : The Man Who Won the Civil War

The vicious wars between the English noble houses of York and Lancaster marked the end of medieval England and the birth of the Renaissance. The end of that 30-year period of strife and bloodshed saw the collapse of the great Plantagenet dynasty, rulers of all England and much of France for over 300 years, and the rise of the Tudors, destined to dominate English political life during the next century. All the characters are here: Henry V and his luckless son, Henry VI, together with his unfortunate uncles, John of Bedford and Humphrey of Gloucester, not to mention the notorious Richard III and his nephews - The Princes in the Tower.

The Wars of the Roses

UNKNO

What happened to the Allied armies in Normandy in the months after D-Day? Why, after the initial success of the landings, did their advance stall a few miles inland? How did the Germans, deprived of air support, hold off such massive forces for months? A fresh and incisive examination this most crucial campaign-with accounts from veterans on both sides-sheds new light on its demands and difficulties, as well as the plans and performance of all the commanders involved.

The Battle of Normandy: 1944 The Final Verdict

Cassell

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By Sea and Land: The Story of the Royal Marines Commandos

The Raiders: The Army Commandos 1940-46

The Dieppe Raid: The Story of the Disastrous 1942 Expedition (Twentieth-Century Battles)

Enchanted Ireland (Exploring the British Isles)

The Raiders: The Army Commandos 1940-46

The conquest of the Reich: from D-Day to VE-Day: a soldiers' history

In The Combat Zone: Special Forces Since 1945

Grant : The Man Who Won the Civil War

The Wars of the Roses

The Battle of Normandy: 1944 The Final Verdict