Royal Marines Commandos
John Parker
- The
- Royal
- Marines
- were
- originally
- formed
- under
- the
- auspices
- of
- the
- Royal
- Navy
- to
- guard
- its
- sailing
- ships
- from
- harm.
- They
- are
- proud
- of
- their
- history
- and
- origins
- but
- the
- Navy
- heritage
- is
- fading.
- John
- Parker
- charts
- how
- the
- units
- have
- moved
- away
- from
- their
- nautical
- beginnings
- to
- develop,
- over
- time,
- into
- the
- most
- versatile
- force
- in
- the
- British
- military,
- containing
- one
- of
- their
- most
- elite
- brigades.
- The
- Royal
- Marines
- Commandos
- have,
- over
- the
- past
- few
- years,
- developed
- into
- the
- premier
- fighting
- organisation
- on
- land,
- sea
- and
- air.
- This
- history
- deals
- with
- events
- associated
- with
- the
- Royal
- Marines
- and
- subsequently
- in
- their
- commando
- role,
- starring
- in
- all
- major
- conflicts
- including
- Italy,
- Malaysia,
- the
- Borneo
- confrontation
- with
- Indonesia,
- and
- more
- recently Afghanistan.
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