The Birth of the Royal Marines, 1664-1802

The Birth of the Royal Marines, 1664-1802
Author: Britt Zerbe
Publisher: Boydell Press
Total Pages: 304
Release: 2013
Genre: History
ISBN: 1843838370

The book highlights especially the Marines' roles as guards against mutiny and desertion and as an imperial 'rapid reaction force' and provides details of the many and varied actions in which they were involved, worldwide.

By Sea, by Land

By Sea, by Land
Author: James D. Ladd
Publisher: Collins
Total Pages: 656
Release: 1998
Genre: Marine service
ISBN:

The Royal Marines are respected all over the world as one of the truly elite fighting forces. Researched with active co-operation of the Royal Marines, this text is the official history of the corps from the end of World War I to the present day. The main cmapaigns are illustrated with maps and there is a comprehensive list of orders of battle and unit organization.

Historical Record of the Royal Marine Forces

Historical Record of the Royal Marine Forces
Author: Paul Harris Nicolas
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 403
Release: 2012-10-11
Genre: History
ISBN: 1108054250

A comprehensive two-volume history of the Royal Marines, published in 1845, from their formation in the seventeenth century to 1842.

Tracing Your Royal Marine Ancestors

Tracing Your Royal Marine Ancestors
Author: Richard Brooks
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Total Pages: 188
Release: 2009-04-22
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 1844158691

Whether you are interested in the career of an individual Royal Marine or just want to know more about the part played by the Marines in a particular battle or campaign, this book will point you in the right direction. Assuming that the reader has no prior knowledge of the Royal Marines, their history or organization, Richard Brooks and Matthew Little explain which records survive, where they can be found and how they can help you in your research. They also describe in vivid detail the evolution of the Royal Marines, from the tentative beginnings of the service in the seventeenth century to their present position as a key part of the British armed forces.

Breakfast at Babs

Breakfast at Babs
Author: Simon Peters
Publisher:
Total Pages: 287
Release: 2011-11-10
Genre:
ISBN: 9781549668043

The gritty tale of a team of Royal Marine Commandos on a special mission in Iraq. The story begins with the last training mission at sea with a nuclear submarine, the last party, and the last girl. The CIA and M16 are watching a terrorist training cell preparing child suicide bombers we watch the transformation from innocent child to unwitting murderer.We follow the almost comical problems that the team of chosen men faces to prepare to go to war.Once in theater the team insert from a helicopter into a black lake at night in an unknown and hostile environment. After laying in wait they find and intercept the terrorists, a fire fight ensues, they are surprised to find the children and Mike is shot whilst trying to protect them.Mike watches as he is left behind by his comrades, the enemy know he is alive and been left for dead.Alone and deserted Mike goes through many emotions as he struggles to stay focused on surviving, he is finally tracked down and cornered by his adversaries, now outgunned and surrounded Mike has to fight for his life, a fight to the death is certain.Will they all return safely as a unit as Mike had promised and celebrate together with a 'Breakfast at Babs'Based on a real mission, many of the anecdotes are based on fact or near misses, a must read for anyone interested in modern Military fiction or fact!

Outpost of Empire

Outpost of Empire
Author: Mike Vouri
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Total Pages: 124
Release: 2004
Genre: History
ISBN:

The occupation of San Juan Island by the Royal Marines between 1860 and 1872 marked the last time "redcoats" would be stationed in lands south of the 49th parallel. Following the nearly disastrous "Pig War" crisis, their primary mission with their U.S. Army counterparts was keeping the peace on an island considered ripe for the taking by Britons and Americans alike. Drawing on historical, archaeological and photographic research, Outpost of Empire offers an intriguing glimpse of a frontier garrison in the Victorian age. Mike Vouri is the San Juan National Park historian and author of The Pig War.