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Hit & Run: British Commandos Striking the Atlantic Wall in Norway

By Donald J. Roberts II

Following the forced evacuation of Allied forces at Dunkirk in June 1940, British leaders viewed a dim future. Read more

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A Brief History of the British Commandos

The Commando role was born of the decision to mount vigorous raiding operations against occupied Europe as British forces were withdrawing from France in 1940. Read more

Located at Helwan, Egypt, the Middle East Command Camouflage Development and Training Center was a think tank and laboratory for the deception efforts of A Force. Taken in 1941, this photo shows a British tank with its sunshield split during vehicle servicing on the workshop floor.

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Magic in the Desert

By Jon Diamond

In July 1939, Archibald Wavell was named General Officer Commanding-in-Chief (GOC-in-C) of Middle East Command with the rank of full general in the British Army. Read more

Hit & Run: British Commandos Striking the Atlantic Wall in Norway

A Brief History of the British Commandos

Magic in the Desert

From Around the Network

Marek Edelman, a leader of the 1943 Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, kept alive through the years the memory of those who perished.

Frederick the Great’s Recipe for Success

The Advanced Combat Helmet Generation II: A New Helmet With an Old Legacy

Prisons of the Civil War: An Enduring Controversy