{"product_id":"beachhead-assault-david-lee-9781805000792","title":"Beachhead Assault: The Story of the Royal Naval Commandos in World War II","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Each tale leaves you gasping at the almost nonchalant, offhand accounts of extraordinary courage and dangers. This is a pageturner of a book.\" -Journal of Naval Engineering\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEvery page of Beachhead Assault has a tale of almost suicidal courage.' - Tony Parsons, author of \u003ci\u003eMan and Boy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Each tale leaves you gasping at the almost nonchalant, offhand accounts of extraordinary courage and dangers. This is a page-turner of a book.' - \u003ci\u003eJournal of Naval Engineering\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Compelling reading . . . David Lee clearly and rightly admires these wonderful men and their deeds.' - Colonel Mark Noble in \u003ci\u003eNaval Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Royal Naval Commandos had one of the most dangerous and important tasks of any unit in World War II. They were first onto the invasion beaches and they were the last to leave. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTheir remarkable story, from their early formation and their training to the invasions they spearheaded, is told here through a series of brilliantly linked anecdotes. Each tale is one of extraordinary courage and should ensure the legacy of the Commandos is not forgotten.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book includes a Foreword by \u003ci\u003eMan and Boy\u003c\/i\u003e author Tony Parsons, whose father was a Royal Naval Commando who fought at Elba. It also contains a preface by Ken Oakley, Chairman of the Royal Naval Commando Association.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Lee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1805000799\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781805000792\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Greenhill Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/02\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"David Lee","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47611829125375,"sku":"9781805000792","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1adfa6f5-8925-4f10-a2ce-5179a29df4d1.jpg?v=1764516343","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/beachhead-assault-david-lee-9781805000792","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}