featured Forged in the Rain: The Birth of the Commando Spirit at Achnacarry
1940 – Churchill’s Vision As France fell and Britain stood alone, Winston Churchill demanded a new kind of force: small, highly mobile raiding units that could strike the Germans anywhere...
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The Royal Marine Who Refused to Fall: Captain Lewis Halliday VC and the Defence of the Peking Legation
It's 24 June 1900, and Peking (modern-day Beijing) is under siege. The Boxer Rebellion – a violent anti-foreign, anti-Christian, and anti-imperialist uprising – has reached its peak. For weeks, thousands...
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The Yanks Come to Achnacarry: A WWII Tale of Tough Training and Tall Tales
In the 1940s, Achnacarry in Scotland was a whirlwind of military activity—a training ground buzzing with soldiers from around the world, all gearing up for the battles ahead. British troops...
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