Commando Pocket Manual: 1940-1945

The Commandos were created by Winston Churchill in 1940 as a `butcher and bolt` raiding unit to destroy vital targets in German occupied Europe. Recruits for this `special service` were all volunteers, drawn from the British Army, and later, from the Royal Marines and other Allied armies. This pocketbook draws on authentic training manuals, lecture notes, course literature, and other material from the commando schools to give a real insight into this highly specialized fighting unit.