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COMMANDOS

Churchill's 'Hand of Steel'

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Previous Page: Landing craft were the essential tool for the

Commandos, particularly smaller types such as this LCA or

Landing Craft Assault. With a crew of one officer and three ratings,

the LCA was 35 feet long and 9 feet in beam with a draught of

3 feet. It was capable of carrying a maximum of 35 Commandos.

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First published 2003

ISBN 0 71 10 2977 6

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retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers.

Below: The 'Steel Hand from the Sea' and the sight that filled a

German sentry with terror. The Commando raiders tied down

hundreds of thousands of German troops along the coastline of

occupied Europe.1WM - H19284

Published by Ian Allan Publishing Ltd

Dedication

To Bill Carman whose longevity of 94 years he ascribes to his

declining Peter Young's invitation to join the Commandos in

1941.

an imprint of Ian Allan Publishing Ltd, Hersham, Surrey KT 12 4RG

Printed by Ian Allan Printing Ltd, Hersham, Surrey KT 12 4RG

Code: 0307/B

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Mark Franklin of Flatt Art for the maps; Mike

Chappell for the colour artwork; William Y. Carman; Chris Ellis;

Will Fowler; Chris Hanaford; Mike Kenworthy; Charles

Messenger; No. 4 Commando WWII Re-enactment Group;

Osprey Publishing Ltd.; Ian Palmer and Paul Watson.

The re-enactment photography is by the author.

The following abbreviations are used in the photo credits:

IWM - Imperial War Museum; CEC - Chris Ellis Collection;

WFC - Will Fowler Collection; CMC - Charles Messenger

Collection.

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