In February 1942, the men of the newly formed British 2nd Parachute Battalion went into action for the first time. In one of ...

At the turn of the 15th century, the Ottoman Empire was at the zenith of its power. However, its success did not go unnoticed ...

War correspondent Lewis, author of several books on special operations and unconventional warfare, gives us a look at a critical event in the British development of radar, the commando raid on the ...

Eighty years ago, 120 British commando paratroopers, my father included, dropped at midnight on the French coast. The Bruneval Raid's (Operation Biting's) purpose was to dismantle and steal one of ...