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A fascinating insight into the training of the special service volunteer soldiers who formed the Commandos.

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. Commando training was extremely demanding men had to be physically fit and show initiative, mental toughness and adaptability.

The training courses were designed to cultivate these qualities and to simulate real battle experiences, which included the use of live ammunition. Commandos learned a diverse range of skills at dedicated training centres in the remote Scottish Highlands.

This pocket-book draws on authentic training manuals, lecture notes, course literature and other material from the commando schools to give a real insight into this highly specialised

The Commando Pocket Manual

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      Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
      Published 7 September 2017
      ISBN-13 9781472830401
      978-1472830401
      ISBN-10 1472830407
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      Military History Second World War Politics, Philosophy & Society Special and elite forces

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      A fascinating insight into the training of the special service volunteer soldiers who formed the Commandos.

      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. Commando training was extremely demanding men had to be physically fit and show initiative, mental toughness and adaptability.

      The training courses were designed to cultivate these qualities and to simulate real battle experiences, which included the use of live ammunition. Commandos learned a diverse range of skills at dedicated training centres in the remote Scottish Highlands.

      This pocket-book draws on authentic training manuals, lecture notes, course literature and other material from the commando schools to give a real insight into this highly specialised

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