The Inside Story of Britain's Most Elite Fighting Force
British raiding parties attacked German troops and installations in the early stages of World War II. At the heart of these missions were the Commandos, Britain first ever special forces, formed in June 1940. Commandos were formed from ten independent Commando companies using volunteers from Army, Air Force and Navy. The Commando units of the Royal Marines have been engaged in virtually every military scenario involving British troops from 1945 to the present day. Their training is uniquely challenging and those who pass through it are awarded the coveted Green Beret.
Theirs has been a relentless military journey, one now recounted in this, the latest in John Parker's acclaimed series on British military activity: bloody, fearful accounts, carefully reconstructed and dramatically recalled in their own words by men who were there.
