{"title":"Books","description":"\u003cp\u003eBrowse our Books collection. Free Shipping.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"one-time-marine-a-bootnecks-tale-by-haydn-jenkins","title":"One Time Marine (A Bootneck’s Tale) by Haydn Jenkins","description":"\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOne Time Marine \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(A Bootneck’s Tale) by Haydn Jenkins\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e This Special Publication presents a light-hearted reflection on life in the Corps for the ordinary Marine, rather than a compilation of historical facts. 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After the war he was to write that he found it suprising that so few Marines were in Commandos, a role that he saw as naturally thiers. It had been in June 1940 when Churchill had called for \"specially trained forces of the hunter class\" to tie up enemy troops by raiding the coast of German occupied Europe.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe book traces the origins of the many Army, Navy, Air Force and Royal Marines units that were raised and served as Commandos. Over the past three decades Mike Beckett has meticulously researched and interrogated records of these often-clandestine units during World War Two. Some 22,000 pages of war diaries have been diligently condensed into a series of tables and maps that for the first time give a true and complete picture of the activities of Churchill's hunter class.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"The wartime achievements of these embryonic raiding forces - detailed in this book - were legendary. From small beginnings, relying initially on thier tactics and equipment to become an outstanding professional force that was capable of meeting strategic objectives\"\u003c\/em\u003e Saul David.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Royal Marines Historical Society is particularly pleased to be able to publish Mike's research in this Commando Compendium. A true and unique record of the men who served so gallantly and who's legacy today survives not just in the Royal Marines but in all the units of 3 Commando Brigade and other Special Forces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Royal Marines Historical Society","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53927336149339,"sku":"gyh1788160143288","price":24.54,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1016\/0907\/9131\/files\/the-commando-compendium-by-michael-john-beckett_1.jpg?v=1788160151"},{"product_id":"random-records-of-the-royal-marines-compiled-by-general-sir-h-e-blumberg-kcb-and-colonel-c-field","title":"Random Records of the Royal Marines compiled by General Sir H. E. Blumberg, K.C.B. and Colonel C. Field","description":"\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRandom Records of the Royal Marines\u003c\/strong\u003e compiled by General Sir H. E. Blumberg, K.C.B. and Colonel C. Field\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eField and Blumberg are well known for writing the classic three volume history of the Royal Marines, Britain's Sea Soldiers. Soon after they published their epic work they discovered many previously unpublished letters that included many new unknown dits about Corps History. These they collected together and added histories of the Grand Divisions and Colours. Only ever privately published this is the first time these lost stories have been available to us all. \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"ltr\" data-setdir=\"false\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Royal Marines Historical Society","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53927352566107,"sku":"vis1788160311881","price":23.86,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1016\/0907\/9131\/files\/random-records-of-the-royal-marines-compiled-by-general-sir-h-e-blumberg-kcb-and_1.jpg?v=1788160342"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.grainandglow.shop\/collections\/books.oembed","provider":"agnizone","version":"1.0","type":"link"}