Comprehensive guide to the world's special forces and their kit. Special forces can be defined as 'a military unit trained for unconventional operations and especially counter-insurgency'. The often c
Southby-Tailyour, a Royal Marine, charted the waters around the Falkland Islands before the Argentinian invasion in 1982. Armed with his local knowledge, he advised the Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Commissioned into the Royal Marines in 1932, Blondie Hasler was soon to make his mark as a sailor and fighting man. In Norway 1940 his efforts were rewarded with the OBE, a Mention in Dispatches and
This is a revelatory account of three un-tabulated special forces operations, Plum Duff, Mikado and Kettledrum, that failed to destroy Argentina’s Exocet missiles during the 1982 Falkland’s campaign.
Andre Hue was something of a daredevil. By the age of twenty the Anglo-Frenchman had survived shipwreck and years undercover in France, sabotaging German supply lines. Returning to Britain, he was rec
Andre Hue was a daredevil. By the age of twenty the Anglo-Frenchman had survived shipwreck and years undercover in France, sabotaging German supply lines. Returning to Britain, he was recruited by SOE
Since he was in charge of the amphibious operations in the Falklands War, it goes without saying that there is no one better qualified to tell the story of that aspect of the campaign than Commodore M
