Britain's Sea Soldiers: A History of the Royal Marines & Their Predecessors & of Their Services in Action, Ashore & Afloat, & Upon Sundry Other Occasions

This beautifully produced, lavishly illustrated, and brilliantly written two volume history of the Royal Marines covers the first 250 years of this proud and brave fighting unit. Vol. I contains early history of the Marine Regiments including the taking of Gibraltar under Admiral Rooke in 1704, Cartagena, Belleisle down to 1814 and the end of the Napoleonic Wars, including the Battle of Trafalgar & various coastal operations & raids. The second volume contains further Napoleonic campaigns, as well as the far-flung campaigns later in the 19th century including the Opium Wars with China 1840, 1860 & the Boxer Rebellion in 1900, the Crimean War and the Indian Mutiny of the 1850s, the Ashanti campaign, Egypt 1882, Sudan 1884-85, and finally the Boer War. These handsome and absorbing volumes are books to cherish for anyone interested in Britain's military history. This is volume one of the two-volume set.