A survey of American military achievements from the
Revolution to the Korean War, Bunker Hill to the Chosin
Reservoir. The author looks at the personalities and
military leaders, and provides a study of their battles,
the successes and failures. An assessment of every
military leader from George Washington to William F Dean
very good in rubbed card cover - xviii +
378pp, maps, bibliography, index
The story of 50, 51 and 52 Commandos, raised in the Middle East in
WWII. Operations include North Africa, Eritrea and Abyssinia, and
the raid on Castelorizzo, Crete. Colonel G A D Young commanded Nos
50 and then 52 ME Commando, and Lt Col S M Rose was
second-in-command of No 50 and then 50/52 Commando. With a
foreword by General Sir John Hackett.
