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| 2582 | HOLLIS, Leslie. One Marine's Tale. 188p., index. London: Deutsch, 1956.
The memoirs of General Hollis, who was a Staff Officer to Churchill during the war and Secretary to the Chiefs of Staff Committee. |
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| 2583 | JENKINS, W. G. Commando Subaltern at War: Royal Marine Operations in Yugoslavia and Italy, 1944–1945. 184p., bibliog., illus., index. London: Greenhill; Mechanicsburg: Stackpole, 1997.
Jenkins joined up in 1943 and trained at Achnacarry and a year later joined 43 RM Commando on Vis. After six months of action with Tito's partisans the Commando moved to Italy and saw action notably around Lake Comachio and Argenta. Gives a good account of action "at the sharp end." |
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| 2584 | JOHNSON, P. K. W. The Story of 46 Commando, Royal Marines. x, 56p., illus. Aldershot: Gale & Polden, 1946.
The Commando was formed in August 1943 and fought from Normandy to the Elbe. |
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| 2585 | LADD, James D. The Royal Marines 1919–1980: An Authorised History. 482p., bibliog., illus., index. London: Jane's, 1980. ISBN: 0710600119.
A comprehensive, authoritative work with many detailed appendices. A second edition was published in 1998 by HarperCollins as By Sea, By Land: The Royal Marines 1919–1997 ISBN: 000472366X. |
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| 2586 | LEASOR, James. The Marine from Mandalay. [ix],146p., bibliog., map. London: Cooper, 1988. ISBN: 0850524423. The epic escape story of Marine William Doyle. He was landed from Enterprise just in time to join Force Viper and cover the retreat through Burma. Although badly wounded in the legs while fighting the Japanese he managed to escape north and eventually reached Calcutta and rejoined his ship. Reprinted as a paperback in 2008 by House of Stratus (ISBN: 0755100433) and then as a print on demand book from 2015 (ISBN: 190829132X).
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| 2587 | LEASOR, James. War at the Top by James Leasor, Based on the Experiences of General Sir Leslie Hollis, KCB, KBE. 306p., illus., index. London: Joseph; New York: Reynal, 1959.
An anecdotal history of the war based on the reminiscences of the Royal Marine General who was Assistant Secretary to the War Cabinet and Chiefs of Staff Committee. US title: The Clock with Four Hands. |
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| 2588 | LOCKHART, Robert Bruce. The Marines Were There: The Story of the Royal Marines in the Second World War. v, 229p., illus., index. London: Putnam, 1950.
An officially approved narrative of the chief exploits of the Marines in WWII. They were involved everywhere. |
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| 2589 | McALPINE, Kenneth. We Died With Our Boots Clean: A Royal Marine Commando in World War II. 192p., illus., index. Stroud: History Press, 2009. ISBN 0752451898.
At the age of seventeen, he ran away from Repton school to join the Royal Marine Commandos. As the youngest member of the youngest commando force, after three months he found himself fighting on the beaches of Normandy and on through North West Europe. |
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| 2590 | McCONVILLE, Michael. Nothing Much to Lose: The Story of 2nd Battalion Royal Marines and 43 Commando Royal Marines. viii, 138p., bibliog., illus., index. Bournemouth: 43rd Royal Marines Commando Reunion, 1993. ISBN: 0952124106.
The Second Battalion had a frustrating first half to the war, with only the abortive Dakar Expedition to show for their efforts. Reformed as a commando it served in the Mediterranean from 1943 at Anzio, in Yugoslavia and in northern Italy, where the Marines only Victoria Cross of the war was won. A good account. |
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| 2591 | McCONVILLE, Michael. Tell It To The Marines: A Royal Marines Ragbag. 112p., illus. Newport, Isle of Wight: Cross Publishing, 1993. ISBN: 1873295251.
A whole series of tall tales, anecdotes and cartoons, many from WW2. |
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| 2592 | MACKENZIE, Tony. 44 (RM) Commando Achnacarry to Arakan: A Diary of the Commando at War, August 1943 to March 1947. [v], 170p., bibliog., illus., index. Brighton: Donovan, 1996. ISBN: 1871085330.
A good brief chronological account of a Commando whose most notable service was in the Far East, especially the Arakan. |
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| 2593 | MARSH, A. E. Flying Marines: A Record of Royal Marine Aviators Who Flew Fixed-Wing Aircraft in the Royal Naval Air Service and Fleet Air Arm. [9], 9, [136]p., illus. [Portsmouth: author, 1980].
A biographical dictionary of this select group of 86 men. There is an initial chronological division so that the WWII biographies are in a separate section. |
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| 2594 | MEARS, Charles. The Other Side of the Record: A True Story of Royal Marine Bands at Sea during 1939–1945. [iv], 104p. London: Excalibur, 1995. ISBN: 185634522X.
Mears joined up as a Bandboy in 1936. In 1940 he joined Illustrious and gives a vivid account of her career and action damage in the Mediterranean. She reached Brooklyn for repair in 1941 and the Marine band returned to the UK but he was sent to Canada to join Warspite, staying with her in the Eastern Fleet and Mediterranean until late 1943 when he went ashore at HMS Daedalus. In mid-1945 he joined Orion. A desultory account apart from the Illustrious material. |
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| 2595 | MITCHELL, Raymond. Marine Commando: Sicily and Salerno 1943 with 41 Royal Marines Commando. 224p., bibliog., illus., index. London: Hale, 1988. ISBN: 0709035217.
A firsthand account of the Commando's six month tour in the Mediterranean in 1943–44. |
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| 2596 | MITCHELL, Raymond. They Did What Was Asked of Them: 41 (Royal Marines) Commando 1942–1946. 224p., illus., index. Poole: Firebird, 1996. ISBN: 1853142050.
Formed in 1942, the Commando saw action at Sicily, Salerno, D-Day, Walcheren, and on the Maas. A former Corporal in the Commando has written a good account of their war. |
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| 2597 | MOULTON, James L. Haste to the Battle: A Marine Commando at War. xvi, 210p., illus., index. London: Cassell, 1963.
A history of 48 Royal Marine Commando. Formed early in 1944, it landed on D-Day, fought on the beachhead, and later took part in the Walcheren assault. |
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| 2598 | NAYLOR, Bill. Lancashire Leatherneck. 64p., illus. Swinton: Richardson, 1985. ISBN: 0907511759.
Naylor joined the Marines in 1927 and saw extensive shipboard service. In mid-1939, now a sergeant he joined Resolution which did Atlantic convoy work before taking part in the Norwegian Campaign, where he saw land as well as sea action. Resolution moved south and saw action with Force H and at Mers-el-Kebir and Dakar where she was torpedoed. She went to Philadelphia for repair and he returned to the UK on Totland. He next joined Cornwall at Capetown. Her sinking is graphically described. After some leave he served briefly on Valiant, but returned to the UK to join the new Swiftsure in which he saw service in the Mediterranean and Pacific. An engaging if brief biography. |
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| 2599 | NEILLANDS, Robin. By Sea and Land: The Royal Marines Commandos A History 1942-1982. xviii, 269p., bibliog., illus., index. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1987. ISBN: 0297790641.
About half of the book covers their wartime exploits. |
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| 2600 | OAKLEY, Derek. Fiddler on the March: A Biography of Lieutenant Colonel Sir Vivian Dunn KCVO OBE FRAM Royal Marines. 299p., illus., index. London: Royal Marines Historical Society, 2000. ISBN: 0953616304.
Dunn was arguably the greatest military musician of the twentieth century. His 38 years of service are fully covered including his wartime service, almost exclusively at Portsmouth as Director of Music of the Portsmouth Division. |
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| 2601 | PARSONS, Edward. Once a Marine Always a Marine. 161p., illus. Auckland: Edward Parsons Books, [1984].
The autobiography of a New Zealander Marine who was on the administrative fringe of action. In 1939 he was Colour Sergeant at Deal. He was commissioned in 1942 for service with MNBDO2 and commanded the Marine Field Bakery in the invasion of Sicily. A year later he became Adjutant of the 5th Independent Battery of the Marine Armoured Support Group for the campaign in North West Europe. Most of the book concerns his post-war activities. |
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