Commando Tactics : the Second World War

✍ Scribed by Bull, Stephen

Publisher: Pen and Sword
Year: 2011
Tongue: English
Leaves: 450
Edition: 1st Edition
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

British commandos are among the most celebrated soldiers of the Second World War. Their daring, ingenuity and bravery have given rise to an almost legendary reputation that makes it difficult to appreciate fully their role and their true value as fighting men. Stephen Bull, in this in-depth study of commando tactics and history, seeks to dispel the myths and the misunderstandings that surround them, and he places these elite troops of 70 years ago in the context of their times. He also demonstrates that the idea of the commando took time to develop – and that commando operations were far from always successful. Commando tactics – amphibious, mountain, close quarter – were forged through the often-painful experience of raids and combined operations. And commando tactics and organization remained in a state of flux throughout the war as new situations and challenges arose. Stephen Bull’s vivid account will be essential reading for anyone who is interested in commando fighting techniques and the early history of special forces

✦ Subjects

Great Britain. Royal Marines -- History.;World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- France -- Normandy.;World War, 1939-1945 -- Commando operations -- Great Britain.

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