By sea and land : the story of the Royal Marines Commandos / Robin Neillands.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Neillands, Robin, 1935-2006, author.

Series:

Pen & Sword military classics (Series) ; Number 31.

Pen & Sword Military Classics ; Number 31

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Great Britain. Royal Marines--Commando troops--History.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (451 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

South Yorkshire, England : Pen & Sword Military Classics, 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This is the story of a fighting force. In the words of the marines themselves, Robin Neillands, formerly of 45 Commando RM, describes what it is really like to wear the legendary green beret, in peace and in war. This vivid account charts the story of the Royal Marine Commandos from their bloody baptism on the beaches of Dieppe to the final yomp into Stanley at the end of the Falklands War in 1982.

Contents:

""Cover ""; ""Half Title""; ""Title ""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""List of Maps ""; ""Foreword by Major General Julian Thompson, CB, OBE ""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""1 The Sea Soldiers, 1664-1942 ""; ""2 Dieppe, 1942 ""; ""3 Sicily and Italy, 1943 ""; ""4 The War for the Islands, 1943-44 ""; ""5 D-Day, 6 June 1944 ""; ""6 Walcheren and the Rhine, 1944-45 ""; ""7 Burma: The Arakan and Kangaw, 1944-45 ""; ""8 Palestine and Malaya, 1948-52 ""; ""9 Korea, 1950-52 ""; ""10 Cyprus and Suez, 1955-56 ""; ""11 Aden and Borneo, 1960-67 ""; ""12 Ulster and the Falklands War, 1968-82 ""

""13 The Marines Were There """"Glossary of Service and Royal Marine Jargon ""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781473812932

1473812933

9781783833610

1783833610

OCLC:

881887581