Captain Derek Oakley MBE, born October 27 1926, died September 22 2019 Captain Derek Oakley, who has died aged 92, was an author,...

The Marines played a major role in the capture of this island, from the first amphibious landing, and through all subsequent fighting....

Lessons Learned (Operation Husky) The beach organisation was better than 'Torch' but there were still problems caused, mainly by human...

Major-General 'Titch' Houghton, who died January 2011 aged 98, was second-in-command of Royal Marine 40 Commando during the Second World...

The British Task Force started to land at San Carlos Bay on May 21st 1982 after receiving approval from London, under command of ...

Gallipoli - 28 April 1915 Marines were involved in both the initial, unopposed, landings on the peninsula and the subsequent amphibious...

Throughout the Second World War, LCAs were used for landing Allied forces in almost every Commando operation, major and minor, in the European theatre. They also saw service in North Africa and the Indian Ocean. The first four LCAs used in an opposed landing disembarked 120 French Foreign Legionnaires of the 13th Demi-Brigade (13e DBLE) on the beach at Bjerkvik, 8 miles (13 km) above Narvik, on 13 May during the Norwegian Campaign, perhaps the last operational use of LCAs by