| Entry Text: | LEE, David, Beachhead Assault: The Story of the Royal Naval Commandos in World War II. 272p., bibliog., illus., index. London: Greenhill, 2004. ISBN: 1853676195. The first account of the RN's own commandos, formed in 1941 and led by Beachmasters, who secured the beaches on the way in, and were prepared to defend them on the way out. Largely concerned with the major landings in the Mediterranean and D-Day. Reprinted several times. |
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