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Adamson, Iain. The Forgotten Men: Commandos in War-Time China. London: Bell; New York: Roy, 1965, 1970, 195 pp. British & Australian commandos leading Chinese guerrillas against Japanese; Mission 204 to China, January 1942; overall a failure due to personnel deficiencies.
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Anglo-Chinese; Anglo-Japanese; commando; Royal Australian Navy; Royal Marine; Royal Navy; World War II;
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Anglo-Japanese, Japan , Anglo-Chinese, China, commando, guerrilla warfare, Royal Marine , Royal Australian Navy, Australia , Royal Marine, commando , Royal Navy, Britain, England, world war 2, second world war
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Alexander, Joseph H. & Bartlett, Merrill L. Sea Soldiers in the Cold War: Amphibious Warfare, 1945-1991. Annapolis: NIP, 1995, xi, 220 pp. Operational history, e.g., Korea, Falklands, Middle East.
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amphibious; Anglo-American; Cold War; commando; Falkland; Korea; Middle East; Royal Navy; United States Navy;
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amphibious, invasion from sea, landing, attack from sea, landing craft, Anglo-American, United States, US, USA, cold war, commando, guerrilla warfare, Royal Marine , Falkland, Malvenas, Malvinas, island, colony, campaign, war, battle of First World War , Korea, war, Korean War, Cold War , Middle East, Royal Navy, Britain, England, united states navy, US navy
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Alexander, Lewis M. "The Changing Nature of the High Seas." See F. Crickard, Multinational Naval Cooperation, pp. 30-45.
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Anglo-American; Cold War; commando; diplomacy; guerrilla warfare; strategy;
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Anglo-American, United States, US, USA, guerrilla warfare, commando operation, terrorist warfare , diplomacy, treaty, foreign policy, Foreign Office, negotiation, international relations , strategy, strategic, cold war, commando, guerrilla warfare, Royal Marine
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Arthur, Max. Men of the Red Beret: Airborne Forces, 1940-1990. London: Hutchinson, 1990, xviii, 430 pp. E.g., North Africa, Normancy, Malaya, Suez, Falklands; oral history approach.
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20th C. (1900-1999); aviation; Cold War; commando; memoir; Royal Marine; World War II;
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20th century, twentieth, aviation, aircraft, airplane, plane, naval aviation, carrier aviation, commando, guerrilla warfare, Royal Marine , memoir, recollection, journal, autobiography , Royal Marine, commando , world war 2, second world war, cold war
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Austin, Alexander Berry. We Landed at Dawn: The Story of the Dieppe Raid. New York: Harcourt Brace; Sydney: Argus, 1943, 1953, 217 pp.
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amphibious; Anglo-German; commando; invasion; Royal Canadian Navy; Royal Navy; World War II;
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amphibious, invasion from sea, landing, attack from sea, landing craft, Anglo-German, Germany, Prussia , invasion, armada, landing , Royal Canadian Navy, Canada , Royal Navy, Britain, England, commando, guerrilla warfare, Royal Marine , world war 2, second world war
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Barclay, Glen St. John. "'Butcher and Bolt': Admiral Roger Keyes and British Combined Operations, 1940-1941." NWCR, 35 (March 1982): 18-29. Series of operations; many "snafus"; dismissed by Churchill.
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Admiralty; amphibious; Anglo-German; Churchill, Winston; commando; critique of Royal Navy; personality; Royal Navy; World War II;
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Admiralty, admiral, administration, organization, organisation, headquarters, Navy Board, Lords of the Admiralty, amphibious, invasion from sea, landing, attack from sea, landing craft, commando, guerrilla warfare, Royal Marine , Anglo-German, Germany, Prussia , Churchill, Winston, First Lord, Prime Minister, War Minister , critique of Royal Navy, criticism, analysis, critical analysis, controversy, Royal Navy, Britain, England, world war 2, second world war, personality, prominent leader, noted person
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Beaumont, Roger A. Military Elites: Special Fighting Units in the Modern World. Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1974, xiv, 251 pp.
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commando, guerrilla warfare, Royal Marine , general history, general survey, survey
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Beaumont, Roger A. Special Operations and Elite Units, 1939-1988: A Research Guide. Reseach Guides in Military History Series, # 2. Westport: Greenwood, 1988, 258 pp.
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commando, guerrilla warfare, Royal Marine , amphibious, invasion from sea, landing, attack from sea, landing craft
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Benyon-Tinker, W.E. Dust upon the Sea. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1947, 216 pp. Levant Schooner Flotilla in the Aegean Sea, 1943-1944.
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commando, guerrilla warfare, Royal Marine , Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean theater, Mediterranean command , world war 2, second world war, Royal Navy, Britain, England
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Bittner, Donald Francis. "Britannia's Sheathed Sword: The Royal Marines and Amphibious Warfare in the Interwar Years: A Passive Response." J Mil His, 55 (July 1991): 345-64.
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20th century, twentieth, commando, guerrilla warfare, Royal Marine , interwar, Royal Marine, commando
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Blocksdorf, Helmut. Hitler's Secret Commandos. Barnsley: Pen & Sword, 2008, 208 pp. K-Verband naval commandos, 1943; inspired by Italian & British examples.
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20th century, twentieth, commando, guerrilla warfare, Royal Marine , world war 2, second world war
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Blumberg, Herbert Edward, comp. History of the Royal Marines. 3 sections. I: 1755-1792. II: 1793-1836. III: 1837-1914. Royal Marine Historical Society Archives Series, # 1. Realvision, 2000. Computer listing.
Categories:
18th C. (1700-1799); 19th C. (1800-1899); 20th C. (1900-1999); amphibious; commando; Royal Marine; Royal Navy;
Keywords:
18th century, eighteenth, 19th century, nineteenth, 20th century, twentieth, Royal Marine, commando , Royal Navy, Britain, England, amphibious, invasion from sea, landing, attack from sea, landing craft, commando, guerrilla warfare, Royal Marine
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Blumberg, Herbert Edward. Britain's Sea Soldiers: A Record of the Royal Marines during the War, 1914-1919. Devonport: Swiss, 1927, xii, 492 pp. General Sir Blumberg, 1869-1934.
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20th C. (1900-1999); commando; Royal Marine; Royal Navy; World War I;
Keywords:
20th century, twentieth, commando, guerrilla warfare, Royal Marine , Royal Navy, Britain, England, Royal Marine, commando , world war 1, first world war
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Ford, Ken. The Cockleshell Raid, Bordeaux, 1942. Raid Series, # 8. New York: Osprey, 2010. Illus: Howard Gerard; Commando raid, 7 December 1942.
Categories:
Anglo-German; commando; invasion; port; Royal Marine; World War II;
Keywords:
Anglo-German, Germany, Prussia , commando, guerrilla warfare, Royal Marine , invasion, armada, landing , port, commercial center, seaport, trade center, entrepot , commando , world war 2, second world war
| Abbreviations | |
| AHR | American Historical Review |
| Alb | Albion |
| alt | alternate |
| Am Nep | American Neptune |
| AQ & DJ | Army Quarterly and Defence Journal |
| ASLIB | Association of Libraries (Dissertations & Master's Theses) |
| BIHR | Bulletin of the Institute of Historical Research |
| Can His Rev | Canadian Historical Review |
| Can J His | Canadian Journal of History |
| comp | Compiled by |
| DAI | Dissertation Abstracts International |
| EcHR | Economic History Review |
| ed | editor or edited by |
| EnHR | English Historical Review |
| HisAHR | Hispanic American Historical Review |
| HJ | Historical Journal (Cambridge Historical Journal) |
| His Res | Historical Research |
| His Tod | History Today |
| Intell & Nat Sec | Intelligence and National Security |
| IJ Mar His | International Journal of Maritime History |
| IJ Nau Arch | International Journal of Nautical Archaeology |
| IHR | International History Review |
| intro | introduction |
| J Am His | Journal of American History |
| J Asian His | Journal of Asian History |
| JBS | Journal of British Studies |
| J Cont His | Journal of Contemporary History |
| J Econ His | Journal of Economic History |
| JI & CH | Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History |
| J Mar Res | Journal for Maritime Research |
| J Mil His | Journal of Military History |
| J Mod His | Journal of Modern History |
| JRUSI | Journal of the Royal United Service Institution or Institute |
| J Soc His | Journal of Social History |
| JSAHR | Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research |
| J Stra Stu | Journal of Strategic Studies |
| J Trans His | Journal of Transport History |
| J Wor His | Journal of World History |
| MM | Mariner's Mirror |
| Mil Aff | Military Affairs |
| NHS | Naval History Symposium (USNA) |
| NMM | National Maritime Museum |
| Nav Rev | Naval Review |
| NWCR | Naval War College Review (US) |
| Nel Dis | Nelson Dispatch |
| NIP | Naval Institute Press |
| Nor Mar | Northern Mariner |
| Pac His Rev | Pacific Historical Review |
| P & P | Past and Present |
| Traf Chron | Trafalgar Chronicle |
| trans | translated by |
| UP | University Press |
| USNIP | Proceedings of the Naval Institute |
| Vic Stu | Victorian Studies |
| War & Soc | War and Society |
| War in His | War in History |
| W&MQ | William and Mary Quarterly |
| WSS | World Ship Society |