Download or read book The Birth of the Royal Marines 1664 1802 written by Britt Zerbe and published by Boydell Press. This book was released on 2013 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book highlights especially the Marines' roles as guards against mutiny and desertion and as an imperial 'rapid reaction force' and provides details of the many and varied actions in which they were involved, worldwide.
Download or read book By Sea by Land written by James D. Ladd and published by Collins. This book was released on 1998 with total page 656 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Royal Marines are respected all over the world as one of the truly elite fighting forces. Researched with active co-operation of the Royal Marines, this text is the official history of the corps from the end of World War I to the present day. The main cmapaigns are illustrated with maps and there is a comprehensive list of orders of battle and unit organization.
Download or read book Britain s Sea soldiers written by Cyril Field and published by . This book was released on 1924 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Royal Marines written by Richard Brooks and published by US Naval Institute Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Historical Records of the Royal Marines written by Lourenço Edye and published by . This book was released on 1893 with total page 746 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Historical record of the Royal marine forces written by Paul Harris Nicolas and published by London : Thomas and William Boone. This book was released on 1845 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book An historical review of the Royal marine corps from its original institution written by Alexander Gillespie (of the Royal marines.) and published by . This book was released on 1803 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Band That Went to War written by Brian Short and published by Pen and Sword Military. This book was released on 2022-01-30 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A first-hand account of the Falklands War from the perspective of the Royal Marine Band Service members who fought in the conflict. The Royal Marines are renowned for their military skill and also for having one of the finest military bands in the world. These highly trained and talented musicians are equally at home parading at Buckingham Palace, playing at the Royal Albert Hall, or on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier in a foreign port. Why then when the Argentines invaded the Falklands in April 1982 did these superb musicians get involved in what became a serious and deadly military campaign? The answer is that, in addition to their musical expertise, the RM Band Service members are trained for military service and fully qualified in a multitude of military and medical skills, providing support to their comrades, the fighting commandos. The Band That Went to War is a graphic first-hand account of the Falklands War as it has never been told before. It describes the roles played by Royal Marine musicians in the conflict; unloading the wounded from helicopters, moving tons of stores and ammunition, burying their dead at sea and guarding and repatriating Argentine prisoners of war. These and other unseen tasks were achieved while still ready to provide morale boosting music to their commando brethren and other frontline troops. These men are not just musicians; they are Royal Marines. Praise for The Band That Went to War “I really enjoyed this account of how the Band of the Royal Marines were involved in the attempt to liberate the Falkland Islands back in 1982 . . . Brian Short’s excellent book is really entertaining.” —Books Monthly
Download or read book Breakfast at Babs written by Simon Peters and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2010-06-22 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The gritty tale of a team of Royal Marine Commandos on a special mission in Iraq. A terrorist training cell is preparing child suicide bombers. The story begins with the last training mission at sea with a nuclear submarine, the last party, and the last girl. We follow the almost comical problems that they face to go to war. Once there the team jumps from a helicopter into a black lake at night in an unknown and hostile environment. After lying in wait they find and intercept the terrorists, a fire fight ensues, they are surprised to find the children and the lead character is shot whilst trying to protect them. He watches as he is left behind by his friends, the enemy know he's there and been left for dead, going through various emotions and struggling to stay focused on surviving, finally cornered by his adversary, now outgunned and surrounded Mike has to fight for his life with what is around him, a fight to the death ensues. Will they return safely to celebrate with a 'Breakfast at Babs'
Download or read book Historical Record of the Royal Marine Forces written by Paul Harris Nicolas and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2012-10-11 with total page 435 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive two-volume history of the Royal Marines, published in 1845, from their formation in the seventeenth century to 1842.
Download or read book Royal Marines Commandos written by John Parker and published by Headline. This book was released on 2013-02-28 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Royal Marines were originally formed under the auspices of the Royal Navy to guard its sailing ships from harm. They are proud of their history and origins but the Navy heritage is fading. John Parker charts how the units have moved away from their nautical beginnings to develop, over time, into the most versatile force in the British military, containing one of their most elite brigades. The Royal Marines Commandos have, over the past few years, developed into the premier fighting organisation on land, sea and air. This history deals with events associated with the Royal Marines and subsequently in their commando role, starring in all major conflicts including Italy, Malaysia, the Borneo confrontation with Indonesia, and more recently Afghanistan.
Download or read book Historical Record of the Royal Marine written by Paul Harris Nicolas and published by . This book was released on 1845 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Royal Navy A History from the Earliest Time to the Present written by Sir William Laird Clowes and published by . This book was released on 1903 with total page 730 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Historical Record of the Royal Marine Forces written by Paul Harris Nicolas and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Wearing the Green Beret written by Jake Olafsen and published by McClelland & Stewart Limited. This book was released on 2012-01-17 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the authenticity of Jarhead and Bravo Two Zero and the straight-up narrative of Contact Charlie, this military memoir describes what really goes on in the training of an elite soldier and his tours in Afghanistan. In 2004, Jake Olafsen signed up for the Royal Marines Commandos. He left everything behind at home in Canada on the basis of a spur-of-the-moment decision. The Royal Marines have the toughest and longest basic training of any infantry unit in the world. For Olafson, this meant eight months of wet and cold in England and Wales. It was hell, but he came out with the four Commando qualities that the corps look for: courage, determination, unselfishness, cheerfulness in the face of adversity. Olafsen went on to serve for four years as a Commando in the Royal Marines, an elite military unit based in the United Kingdom. He went to Afghanistan twice: in 2006, he went to confront the Taliban in Helmand Province for six months, and in 2007, he was sent to do it all over again. His story is filled with good experiences, like the sense of accomplishment, patriotism, and camaraderie, and the opportunity to travel the world. But all good things come at a price. The sacrifices he made for the Corps are significant; he has killed the enemy and he has buried his friends. And in telling his story, Olafsen hopes that he can make sense of it all. This is an honest, gutsy story about the mud and the blood, the triumphs and the tragedies. From the Hardcover edition.
Download or read book The History of the Royal Marines written by Paul Harris Nicolas and published by Leonaur Limited. This book was released on 2014-11-25 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second volume of a two volume anniversary history of the early Royal Marines The Royal Marines can trace their origins back to the formation of 'The Duke of York and Albany's Maritime Regiment of Foot' in 1664 which means the publication of this Leonaur edition of the history of the Royal Marines arrives appropriately in the 350th anniversary year of the birth of the corps. The Royal Marines as we know them today were formed in 1755 and since that time they have distinguished themselves in many conflicts fought by the British to the present day. Numerous books have been written about the exploits of the Royal Marines, particularly in the 20th century, but this special two volume edition concentrates on the earliest period of their history. The presence of red-coated marines was inseparable from the blue uniform of their naval comrades during the great age of sail and this book covers that period in detail including the American War of Independence. The great contest of the early 19th century was against Revolutionary, Consulate and Napoleon Bonaparte's First Empire of the French. The Royal Marines fought in every major naval engagement of that long war, all of which are detailed in these pages together with many minor engagements, the War of 1812 and the imperial campaigns including the Chinese Opium Wars. Leonaur editions are newly typeset and are not facsimiles; each title is available in softcover and hardback with dustjacket; our hardbacks are cloth bound and feature gold foil lettering on their spines and fabric head and tail bands.
Download or read book The Oxford Illustrated History of the Royal Navy written by J. R. Hill and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2002 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Britain is an island nation and throughout history its navy has been of great importance for its defence. As a consequence it has always had a special significance and has over the centuries entrenched itself in the national psyche, making itself manifest not only through the hero-worship ofits principal characters such as Horatio Nelson and Sir Francis Drake but also finding expression through art, music, and literature.Like any great national institution, the navy is a complex web of interconnected histories - operational, strategic, political, economic, administrative, technological, and social. Now updated for its paperback edition, The Oxford Illustrated History of the Royal Navy, in a series of fourteenchapters, provides a thorough and engaging treatment of these histories, covering every aspect of naval history from the Anglo-Saxon period to the dawn of the new millennium.The book explores:Major action and campaigns - the defeat of the Spanish Armada, the Anglo-Dutch Wars, the Battle of Trafalgar, the Battle of Jutland, the Atlantic Campaign of 1939-45, the Falklands conflict, the Gulf War, and attacks on terrorist bases in Afghanistan in 2001.Developments in naval history and technology - navigational advances, surveying, constructional developments, disaster relief, the suppression of the slave trade, and the Strategic Defence Review of 1998.Key personalities - Drake and Nelson, Samuel Pepys, Francis Beaufort, Jackie Fisher, Lord Charles Beresford, Lord Jellicoe.Naval life - recruitment (press gangs, training, education, discipline), tactics, gunnery and armaments, amphibious operations, wages and conditions, victualling and supply.How and when did Britain's perception of the sea change from a thing of fear to a 'moat defence' (in the words of Shakespeare)?How did the navy's administrative systems develop during the Tudor period?During the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries, its greatest period of expansion, how did the navy develop strategically and operationally?How successfully did the navy defend the British Empire during the nineteenth century?What role did the navy play in Victorian Britain's thirst for exploring of the world?What technical developments have been important to the navy?What effect did two world wars have on the role of the Royal Navy?What does the modern navy look like now and what about the future?With a full chronology, which has been brought up to date to the end of 2001, an extensive list of further reading, 16 pages of colour plates, 23 maps, 6 special Action Station diagram 'box' features, and around 200 black-and-white integrated illustrations, this is an authoritative and highlyreadable account of a unique fighting service and its people.
