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Author : Mike Chappell
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (139 download)
Download or read book Army Commandos, 1940-1945 written by Mike Chappell and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Mike Chappell
Publisher : Osprey Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781855325791
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (257 download)
Download or read book Army Commandos 1940–45 written by Mike Chappell and published by Osprey Publishing. This book was released on 1996-09-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The period from early 1940 to the end of 1942 was a time of gloom and uncertainty for the British, who stood alone against the assembled might of the Axis powers. They badly needed a champion, and were to find this in a small force of soldiers who inspired them with a series of daring raids against the coasts of 'occupied Europe', becoming the heroes of the British public and of the British Prime Minister who had created them. This title explores the wartime history of the British Army Commandos whose bravery did so much to raise the morale of the British public during World War II (1939-1945).
Author : Lt. Hilary St. George Saunders
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1786258099
Total Pages : 593 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (862 download)
Download or read book The Green Beret: The Story Of The Commandos, 1940-1945 written by Lt. Hilary St. George Saunders and published by Pickle Partners Publishing. This book was released on 2016-01-18 with total page 593 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “I am not worried about the fighting. I know you’re fairly bloody-minded. But I want to speak of discipline during the battle.” “You must get ashore, if you have to swim, and I hope some of you will return as you’ll be very useful for the next show.” The words of a Commando officer to his men before they stormed the beaches of Sicily under heavy machine-gun fire sum up the swashbuckling, devil-may-care spirit of the toughest fighting men produced—the Commandos. For their raids and battles far behind enemy lines in France, North Africa, Sicily, Italy and Burma the men in the Green Beret have become a legend. This book shows how this legend was forged.
Author : Hilary Aidan St. George Saunders
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 466 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book The Green Beret written by Hilary Aidan St. George Saunders and published by . This book was released on 1949 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Christopher Westhorp
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781472830425
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (34 download)
Download or read book The Commando Pocket Manual written by Christopher Westhorp and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Commandos were created by Winston Churchill in 1940 as a 'butcher and bolt' raiding unit to destroy vital targets in German occupied Europe. Recruits for this 'special service' were all volunteers, drawn from the British Army, and later from the Royal Marines and other Allied armies. Commando training was extremely demanding - men had to be physically fit and show initiative, mental toughness and adaptability. The training courses were designed to cultivate these qualities and to simulate real battle experiences, and commando schools were established in the remote Scottish Highlands for this purpose. This book draws on authentic training manuals, lecture notes and analysis as well as post-action reports to five a real insight into this highly specialized fighting unit, demonstrating how commandos were taught to live, fight and move on offensive operations, initially as raiding parties and later as skilled assault infantry. The range of documents covers physical conditioning and fieldcraft skills, assault and sabotage techniques, weapons and explosives training, small arms and close combat, to produce a revealing portrait of this elite force.
Author : Angus Konstam
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1472814827
Total Pages : 68 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (728 download)
Download or read book British Commando 1940 - 45 written by Angus Konstam and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2016-11-22 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The perfect guide to the British Commando, Britain’s first modern elite fighting unit, appealing to those interested in military history, World War II, and the evolution of modern warfare.
Author : Charles Messenger
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 472 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Commandos written by Charles Messenger and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Christopher Westhorp
Publisher : Osprey Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781472830401
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (34 download)
Download or read book The Commando Pocket Manual written by Christopher Westhorp and published by Osprey Publishing. This book was released on 2017-11-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Commandos were created by Winston Churchill in 1940 as a 'butcher and bolt' raiding unit to destroy vital targets in German occupied Europe. Recruits for this 'special service' were all volunteers, drawn from the British Army, and later from the Royal Marines and other Allied armies. Commando training was extremely demanding – men had to be physically fit and show initiative, mental toughness and adaptability. The training courses were designed to cultivate these qualities and to simulate real battle experiences, which included the use of live ammunition. Commandos learned a diverse range of skills at dedicated training centres in the remote Scottish Highlands. This pocket-book draws on authentic training manuals, lecture notes, course literature and other material from the commando schools to give a real insight into this highly specialised fighting unit – demonstrating how commandos were taught to live, fight and move on offensive operations, initially as raiding parties, and later as skilled assault infantry. Sections of the book cover survival and fieldcraft skills; night operations; assaulting obstacles; use of equipment – such as the COPPS canoe for beach reconnaissance and sabotage; and weapons training, including the Thompson submachine gun, the Bren gun, and the famous emblem of the commandos – the Fairbairn-Sykes fighting knife.
Author : James Dunning
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1783030887
Total Pages : 332 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (83 download)
Download or read book It Had to be Tough written by James Dunning and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2012-05-19 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book tells the fascinating story of the origins of the Commandos (Britain's first Special Service troops and the forerunners of today's Parachute Regiment, the SAS and the SBS) and the development of their special training in World War II. The commandos were raised on the specific and personal orders of the prime minister, Winston Churchill, in the dark days of the summer of 1940 when these islands faced the real threat of a Nazi invasion. It was a bold, but typically Churchillian, decision.The book traces the formation of the Commandos and the development of the extreme and often unorthodox training methods and techniques used to prepare the volunteers from all branches of the British Army for subsequent world-wide-operations from 'bolt and butcher' raids to the 'great raids' on Norway and France and finally their employment in the full scale invasions of North Africa. Sicily, Italy, Normandy, the Crossing of the Rhine and finally in Burma, whilst at all times fostering that indomitable fighting spirit with which the name 'Commando' became synonymous. So great was the Commandos' contribution in that war that the Army Commandos were awarded thirty eight Battle Honors and these are emblazoned on the Commando Flag which hangs in Westminster Abbey. Arguably the Army Commandos were disbanded too hastily after the War but their legacy, traditions and fighting spirit lives with those artillery, engineer and corps troops who today win their coveted 'Green Berets' and serve alongside their comrades of the Royal Marines on active service today.
Author : Robin Neillands
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (221 download)
Download or read book The Raiders written by Robin Neillands and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : James Dunning
Publisher : History Press (SC)
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)
Download or read book The Fighting Fourth written by James Dunning and published by History Press (SC). This book was released on 2003 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This story recounts the history of a special service unit from its very first day in 1940 to its disbandment five years later, showing how 500 volunteers, despite initial problems, prejudices and frustrations, were welded into one of the most feared fighting formations of World War II.
Author : Robin Hunter
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 0753549514
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (535 download)
Download or read book True Stories Of The Commandos written by Robin Hunter and published by Random House. This book was released on 2013-03-31 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Raised in the dark, post-Dunkirk days of 1940 to carry the war to the enemy, in five short and violent years the British Army Commandos established a reputation that has made the name ‘Commando’ the mark of the fighting man. The Commandos began as small-scale raiders but their operations grew in size and destruction as the war progressed until, in the end, there were four full Commando Brigades; superb units which fought in every theatre of war, from Norway to Burma, from the coast of France to the islands of Yugoslavia. The Commandos were disbanded in 1945-46 but reformed in the 1970s, and in 1982, about 1000 army Commandos set sail to fight in the Falklands War. The long and proud history of the army contains accounts of many fine and distinguished units but few can equal – and none exceed – the story of the British Army Commandos.
Author : Robin Neillands
Publisher : Weidenfeld & Nicolson Limited
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (145 download)
Download or read book The Raiders written by Robin Neillands and published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson Limited. This book was released on 1989-01-01 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : James Dunning
Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 1473820723
Total Pages : 455 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (738 download)
Download or read book When Shall Their Glory Fade? written by James Dunning and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2011-04-11 with total page 455 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by a Commando veteran of World War II, this is a remarkable, vivid and honest account of the battles and actions behind the award of the thirty eight Battle Honours that were awarded to the Army Commandos by Her Majesty the Queen in 1958. These Battle Honours are emblazoned on the Commando Flag that hangs in Westminster Abbey in London, almost opposite the tomb of the Unknown Warrior. The story of each honour is presented in the most direct way, using the stories and experiences of the commandos, officers and men who actually took part in the fighting. It should be emphasised that the operations mentioned as battle honours recognised only those deemed to be thoroughly outstanding feats of arms and represent only a fraction of the raids and battles fought by the Commandos in their five years of active service. The formation of the Commandos was due to Winston Churchill, who proposed their formation in a directive dated 18 June 1940, which advocated limited offensive action against the enemy's extended and vulnerable coastline. This compilation includes photographs of training and combat in Norway, Dieppe, Normandy, Flushing and many more locations.
Author : Russell Miller
Publisher : Time Life Medical
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Commandos written by Russell Miller and published by Time Life Medical. This book was released on 1981 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tells of the new breed of soldier--from his raids in the Sahara to the raids in the jungle.
Author : Robin Neillands
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (145 download)
Download or read book The Raiders written by Robin Neillands and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Michael Julius King
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 102 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)
Download or read book Rangers written by Michael Julius King and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Leavenworth Paper is a critical reconstruction of World War II Ranger operations conducted at or near Djebel el Ank, Tunisia; Porto Empedocle, Sicily; Cisterna, Italy; Zerf, Germany; and Cabanatuan in the Philippines. It is not intended to be a comprehensive account of World War II Ranger operations, for such a study would have to include numerous minor actions that are too poorly documented to be studied to advantage. It is, however, representative for it examines several types of operations conducted against the troops of three enemy nations in a variety of physical and tactical environments. As such, it draws a wide range of lessons useful to combat leaders who may have to conduct such operations or be on guard against them in the future. Many factors determined the outcomes of the operations featured in this Leavenworth Paper, and of these there are four that are important enough to merit special emphasis. These are surprise, the quality of opposing forces, the success of friendly forces with which the Rangers were cooperating, and popular support.
