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The COMMANDO POCKET BOOK (Hardcover, 2012)
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Authors: Christopher Westhorp. The Commando Pocket Book: 1940-1945. Title: The Commando Pocket Book: 1940-1945. We take pride in serving you. Binding: Hardcover. The picture may not reflect the books condition or specific edition.
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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 fighting unit - demonstrating how commandos were taught to live, fight and move on offensive operations, initially as raiding parties, and later as skilled assault infantry. Sections of the book cover survival and fieldcraft skills; night operations; assaulting obstacles; use of equipment - such as the COPPS canoe for beach reconnaissance and sabotage; and weapons training, including the Thompson submachine gun, the Bren gun, and the famous emblem of the commandos - the Fairbairn-Sykes fighting knife.Product Identifiers
PublisherBloomsbury Publishing
ISBN-139781844861590
eBay Product ID (ePID)117454853
Product Key Features
Publication Year2012
SubjectGovernment, History
Number of Pages128 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameThe Commando Pocket Book
TypeTextbook
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height180 mm
Item Weight216 g
Item Width120 mm
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Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
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- 06 Jul, 2017
This document must not fall into enemy hands,
A compelling and fascinating look at the early days of the British Commandos training methods. This is not a the actual book that was issued to Commandos, but a collection of real papers, excerpts from manuals and lectures that they used in training. Nor is it a history of the Commandos, but does show what they were taught and how they became the elite force that survives to this day.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 12 Dec, 2021
extracts from other books, images missing
I bought the book bc in a download of the Fairbairn book of knife fighting the images of the movements (not described in the text) were missing. No luck here, the textes of the books included are shortened and no images.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 01 Jun, 2024
Great thank you A*****
Great thank you A*****Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
