Isbn: 9781905267149 - commando country (11 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Zustand: New. pp. 96.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

First Edition. Very good paperback copy. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 256 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps, ports. (some col.) ; 24 cm. Subjects; Great Britain. Army Commando troops Training of History. Great Britain. Army Commando troops History World War, 1939-1945. Military training camps Scotland Highlands History. 1 Kg.…

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. illustrated edition. 96 pages. 9.25x6.25x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Illustrated Coloured Cover. Zustand: As New. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Jacket (as issued). 1st Edition. 256p.First Edition. Probably now the definitive work on Commando Training in the Scottish Highlands focusing on Lochailort and Achnacarry. Clean, and tight without marks or signatures, unread and as new. See scans. …

Zustand: New. In English.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The Scottish highlands played a pivotal role in the secret development of special service training during the Second World War. The remote and rough terrain came into its own as a training and testing ground for new types of fighting. 'Commando Country' looks at the variety of special training establishments set up (mostly highland shooting lodges), and at how use was made of the landscape and coastline and of specialist civilian skills such as stalking and mountaineering. It stresses how these new methods of warfare, tested in Scotland, spread internationally into the present day elite status of 'special forces' world-wide.The story involves many famous names from a variety of backgrounds such as actors David Niven and Alec Guinness, mountaineer John Hunt, and polar explorer Martin Lindsay, as well as famous military figures such as David Stirling, founder of the SAS and Special Operations Executive agent Violet Szabo. Conveying the atmosphere of remote highland locations, the book makes strong use of photographs and personal testimony collected from those involved, bringing a unique Scottish perspective to a popular subject.…

Zustand: NEW.

Zustand: New. This publication offers a unique Scottish perspective on a popular subject written by the curator of the National War Museum of Scotland.&Uumlber den AutorStuart Allan is Senior Curator of Military History with National Museums Scot.