Royal Marines | War History

King Charles III Has An Extensive Military Background – He Was Even A Commando!

Samantha Franco
King of England wearing full military dress

Following in the footsteps of his father, grandfather and two great-grandfathers, the current British Monarch served an extensive career in the military. It spanned across…

US Marine Corps Fire Back at Claims They Lost Training Exercise to the Royal Marines

Clare Fitzgerald
Member of the Royal Marines running in the desert

The United States Marine Corps is firing back after newspapers in the United Kingdom reported the service was “dominated” by the Royal Marines during a…

Remains of a Canadian Soldier from WWII discovered in Netherlands

Remains of a Canadian Soldier

Pte. Albert Laubenstein appears in this undated photo [Via] The remains of a Canadian soldier who died during Second World War has been recovered and…

Invasion of Normandy – a D-Day veteran receives an award from the French government

Invasion of Normandy

Last year, the French government contacted the British Ministry of Defence to inform them that they wanted to recognize the brave surviving WWII veterans for…

The Battle of Crete

Crete might be an idyllic tourist island now, but during a 12-day period in May 1941 a mixed force of British, Australian, New Zealand and…

War Films and The British Film Industry

Come Christmas time, many a British men will be comfortably seated in their warm homes watching British war films while eating two or three mince…

Major General Patrick Kay- WWII Royal Marine and a pioneer of amphibious commando warfare

Photo story (From left to right): (1) WWII Royal Marine Major General Partick Kay (2) British Commandos at Sword Beach area at approximately 8.40 am…