Commando: The Inside Story of Britain’s Royal Marines

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After the fall of France in June 1940 the British established a small, but well-trained and highly mobile, raiding and reconnaissance force known as the Commandos. They were party inspired by the mobile commandos of the Boer War (1899-1902). Het boek van Reitz is een sterk en invoelbaar verhaal door zijn eenvoud van verteltrant en gewoonheid van het leven in oorlog. Reitz heeft een open oog voor de mensen in de strijd van Boer en Rooinek, van zijn medestrijders, de paarden en muilezels, de zwarte bedienden (die hij opvallend modern beschrijft) tot de Britten die weliswaar de tegenstander zijn, maar niet een hatelijke vijand.

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The 2nd. of 3 booklets in the Super Profile series. Slim, but much useful information and reprinted road testsDeneys Reitz not only saw a lot of action in the war, being involved in many of the most notable battles of which he gives a full personal account, but he also met many of the leaders and most prominent dignitaries involved in the conflict (Kruger, de la Rey, Smuts, Churchill, and others). As such, he is able to provide intimate details on the day to day life of the fighting men, and short vignettes of the personalities that helped a young fledgling nation take a stand against the British Empire. Their next big mission, Operation Jubilee, was a test of the defences of the port of Dieppe on 19 August 1942. Around 5,000 men of the Canadian 2nd Division were joined by 1,075 British commandos, with naval and air support. There have been many books written about the Royal Marines, their history, their battles, their heroes. None have captured their spirit as well as this book.

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The 1st. of 3 booklets in the Super Profile series. Slim, but much useful information and reprinted road tests Impressed by the performance of Germany’s paratroops in the first two years of the war, Churchill called for the formation of a British equivalent. By late 1941, No 2 Commando had been retrained as parachutists. The Daily Telegraph newspaper, "The Art of Commando Comics: National Army Museum", 9 September 2011. Featuring ‘Inland Navy’, ‘The Ship-Busters’, ‘March of the Monsters’, ‘Bright Blade of Courage’, ‘Mighty Midget’ and ‘Another Tight Spot’. Hair-raising tales of naval missions on the lethal wartime seas. John Ridgway, whose work with Commando began in 1971 with issue no 546 Mustang Ace and who has drawn the interior art for over 120 issues and for half of those, he also did the cover-art. [18]Containing 12 issues: Inland Navy, Rileys Rifle, Aces Wild, Trouble Spot, Mustang Patrol, Death Patrol, The Ship Busters, Battle Wagon, Three...Two...One...Zero!, March of the Monsters, Man of Iron, Glider Ace. (This book was also published in two other editions, one called 'The 12 Best Commando Stories ever' (with different cover art also) and the other entitled 'Call of Battle', published by Seven-Oaks in 2009 which had identical cover-art to 'Dirty Dozen' but contained 10 of the above 12 stories). In June 2013, it was announced that Commando Comics, whilst still owned by D C Thomson based in Dundee, would now be printed by GGP Media in Germany. [6] [13] Features “Who Dares Wins” features “Sabotage”, “The Secret Heroes” and “Ramsey’s Raiders”. Tales of extraordinary courage behind enemy lines. Stringer, Lew (6 January 2011). "Commando comic begins its 50th Anniversary". Blimey! The Blog of British Comics! . Retrieved 27 June 2016. Raiding is what Second World War commandos were trained for, and these thrilling comic-strip yarns show true-Brit heroes assaulting all kinds of enemy targets from the land, sea and air. Stealthy, resourceful, daring and hard as nails, the commandos succeed against all odds in accomplishing their missions, whether against fanatical Nazi storm troopers or ruthless Japanese jungle-fighters. Commando: For Action and Adventure: This epic new collection of classic stories contains plenty of both.

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With chapters on the 1907 TT, many stories about the pioneer record breakers at Brooklands and all of the author's archive material, 95 % of which has previously been unpublished. Many stories from the likes of Rem Fowler, Dan O'Donovan, Rex Judd, Pat Driscoll, Dan Bradbury and of course letters and lectures by James Lansdowne himself Considering that this book was never written in the authors first language, it was a huge achievement. Richardson, Peter (21 June 2011). "Commando - A Birthday Looms". Cloud 109 . Retrieved 27 June 2016. Neil Roberts, an artist with over 20 years experience in art, illustration and game art, has illustrated the covers of over 60 issues of Commando.Ian Kennedy who, since 1970, has produced the cover-art for over 1200 issues of Commando and has also done the interior story art for a number of them (he also worked for Battle, Air Ace & War Picture Libraries). [20] Ian, who had over 70 years experience working in comics died in 2022. McBeth, Jim. "Britain's sole surviving war comic Commando will now be printed in Germany, publishers announce". BBB News. Archived from the original on 28 August 2013.

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Jose Maria Jorge was an Argentinian artist who had a distinctive and precise drawing style and who produced the interior art for 163 issues, mostly aviation and naval-themed stories. His work with Commando began in 1969 with issue no 384- Flying Fury and he had the honour of illustrating Commando No 4000 in 2007. His final issue was No 4329- Divided Aces printed shortly before his death at the age of 69 in 2010. [21] [22]

Containing 10 issues: Operation Firebrand!, Half-Pint Commando, Terror Team, The Iron Sergeant, Time of Terror, The Mad Major, Spring the Trap, A Born Leader, Marked Man, Ten Tough Paratroopers. Handle this latest bumper book of the best Commando war stories with care. You’ll need nerves of steel to cope with the drama and the excitement, and once you’ve found a safe spot to settle and open the book . . . well, you’ll be hooked. Evocatively titled stories such as ‘The Fighting Few’, ‘Bright Blade of Courage’, ‘Flak Fever’ and ‘Fight or Die!’ show fearless Tommies in their finest hours, giving a good honest drubbing to fanatical foes from all the Axis countries.