Commando: The Inside Story of Britain’s Royal Marines

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The equipment they brought back, along with a captured German radar technician, allowed British scientists to understand enemy advances in radar and to create countermeasures to defeat them. Reitz describes that he had no hatred of the British people, but "as a South African, one had to fight for one's country. Great first hand account of the Anglo-Boer war, from the perspective of an unusually astute young boer foot soldier. In his teens and early twenties during the events he recounts (and when he wrote about them), his youthful enthusiasm for adventure and danger come through. Following the bestselling success of Carlton’s man-size “Commando” anthologies, here is a new pocket-format compilation of three classic comic-strip war stories printed the same size as the original Commando comics.

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The author, who spent 8 years in the RM does his job brilliantly, creating a great page turner, and one filled with emotion , heroism and pathos. Manuel Benet Blanes (credited as Manuel Benet), an artist from Spain, is one of the most prolific of current artists on Commando, having illustrated the covers and interiors of hundreds of issues. Whether you are a novice ‘sprog’ comic book pilot or a seasoned veteran, the fantastic aero art created by the Commando artists and the compelling stories will leave you gasping for the next ‘Scramble’! This hard-hitting anthology of war comic stories covers all the heroic action of “The Longest Day”, 6 June 1944. At the end, one side had to accept that its country had been taken from it by superior force, rather than continue a war that would lead to its extinction.In the early years, all of Commando stories were devoted to the Second World War but in more recent decades, the comic has extended its range to a variety of conflicts including the First World War, the Cold War, Spanish Civil War, the Falklands, Korea, Vietnam and even ancient and medieval conflicts. It's hard to describe but I didn't feel the passion and experience of the Boer warrior from this book, with the exception of Reitz losing his horse and his apparent compassion for the animal victims of this war.

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Containing 6 issues: Aces Wild, Mustang Patrol, Glider Ace, The Fighting Few, Tiger in the Tail, Flak Fever. Commando: Bandits at 12 O’Clock is a collection of some of the finest and most exciting air adventures ever published, so strap in, buckle up and enjoy the ride!Deneys Reitz takes you along in the saddle in this epic memoir of the Anglo-Boer War from the starting days in 1899 to the "bittereinders" in 1902.

Commando: The Inside Story of Britain’s Royal Marines

With unique insight and authority, Commando captures the essence and heart of this revered military unit then and now, exploring their role patrolling the high seas and policing coastlines around the globe, and revealing their rich history and what it means to win and wear the legendary green beret. In 2019 Commando began publishing stories with a supernatural or horror theme around Halloween each year. Although there aren't many parallels between the situations, in our time one thinks of Ukraine in this sense -- they are in the right, they believe right is on their side, but it might not be enough to get them the outcome they would like. features ten action-packed stories of the Tommies who stormed Hitler’s formidable Atlantic Wall from air, land and sea – and won. Features a trio of explosive Brits-versus-Japanese yarns set in Burma that show the heroic British Tommy at his best: repelling waves of Japanese jungle attacks, cutting enemy supply lines and capturing inaccessible mountain strongholds.

Discover our range of British War Stories books, annuals and graphic novels, featuring favourites such as Charley’s War, Johnny Red, Union Jack Jackson and Battler Britton. Having worked as an illustrator since the 1940s, he drew the interior art for his first Commando (no 1623 Fight Back) in 1982. Commando is a straightforward narrative that describes an extraordinary adventure and brings us a vivid, unforgettable picture of mobile guerrilla warfare, especially later in the war as General Smuts and men like Reitz fought on, braving heat, cold, rain, tiring horses, and lack of food, clothing, and boots. Without a haven for repair, it was unlikely that the new ship would risk sailing in Atlantic waters.