Commando: The Illustrated History of Britain's Green Berets - Hardcover

Reynolds, David

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0750922095 ISBN 13: 9780750922098

Publisher: The History Press, 2001

Synopsis

This is the story of the development of the Commandos from the courage and tragedy of Dieppe in 1942 to the biggest amphibious landings in history at Normandy on 6 June 1944, as well as the post-war conflicts in Palestine, Suez, Malaya, Cyprus, Borneo, the Falklands, Northern Iraq and Ulster. A final chapter brings the account fully up-to-date, as it discusses the role of the Commandos in Afghanistan following the terrible events of September 11th. David Reynolds documents the development in the 21st century of Britain's Royal Marine Commandos as a key element of the UK's rapid deployment force. Equipped with new assault ships and a purpose-built helicopter carrier, the green berets are on permanent readiness for operations anywhere in the world. They are, in essence, Britain's "masters of flexible response."

About this title

About the Author:

David Reynolds served with the Royal Marines during the 1970's. He left to pursue a carreer in writing and has since published several titles on military subjects, including Paras.

About this edition

• Publisher: The History Press
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0750922095
• ISBN 13: 9780750922098
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 272