- Paperback: 352 pages
- Publisher: Headline; New Ed edition (7 Jun 2001)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 074726645X
- ISBN-13: 978-0747266457
- Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 2.4 x 17.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 279,953 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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The Commandos were Britain’s first-ever special forces, formed in 1940 using volunteers from all three services. After the war, Commando units of the Royal Marines engaged in virtually every military scenario involving British troops from 1945 to the present day. They became the elite of the British ‘ready-to-go’ forces, capable of deploying at a moment’s notice to any trouble spot in the world. In this latest book in John Parker’s acclaimed series on British military activity, dramatically recalled in their own words by men who were there, he recounts the major events in the 60-year history of British Commando forces.
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John Parker, a journalist and former Fleet Street editor, has undertaken many investigative projects in his writing career with topics ranging from the Mafia to Northern Ireland.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Quite simply a crackin' book!,
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This review is from: Commandos (Paperback)
I had not read a book outside of school for as long as I could remember, but once I picked this up I just could not put it down. The clandestine raids and James Bond like missions were fascinating. This book shows the cammandos history, present and future warts and all - fantastic!
3.0 out of 5 stars
Interesting but not consistent,
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This review is from: Commandos (Hardcover)
The latest entry in Parker's series on the British military (Gurkhas, SBS, Paras) follows his standard format: details on the founding of the unit(s), heavy reliance on interviews or other written accounts, and continual references to events detailed in his other books. Commandos is a good book--don't get me wrong--but Parker's focus here is primarily on the Army Commando units of the Second World War. He does not devote as much ink to their Royal Marine Commando counterparts. Though the Marine Commandos were the only ones to survive World War Two, Parker whisks through post World War II Commando history at a very brisk pace. His discussion of the Korean War focuses more on a Marine Commando POW who stayed behind and went to China. I would have preferred more details of the Royal Marine operations in Korea. Parker devotes little attention to modern-day (ie, 1999 or 2000) Royal Marine Commandos. Parker discusses the World War Two controversy amongst the Army when Marine Commandos were formed. Judging from his book, I can tell what side of the argument he takes.
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