The definitive and thrilling history of those who wore the famous green beret.
COMMANDO is the definitive history of the units raised to answer Winston Churchill's call to arms: 'Enterprises much be prepared with specially trained troops of the hunter class, who can develop a reign of terror.' These units and their courageous operations would take many forms, including the spectacular assaults of the Small Scale Raiding Force, No. 30 Commando's shadowy intelligence-gathering, and the highly secret missions of 'X' Troop.
Acclaimed military historian Charles Messenger follows these elite forces from the snowy wastes of Norway to the jungles of South-East Asia, from North Africa and Operation Torch to the Normandy beaches and Operation Overlord. The result, based on extensive research as well as interviews and correspondence with former Commandos, is the true and thrilling story of those who wore the famous green beret.
- ISBN13 9780008168971
- Publish Date 14 January 2016
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
- Imprint William Collins
- Format Paperback
- Pages 448
- Language English
- URL http://harpercollins.co.uk