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James Daly
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Historian | Author | AMA | Associate FRHistS | My own views.
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Sarie Marais, the Commando march #RoyalMarines #RoyalMarinesBand #SarieMarais #commando
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September 13, 2025 at 9:34 AM
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HM Royal Marines Band - A Life on the Ocean Wave
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September 6, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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Going Home, the theme to Local Hero by #MarkKnopfler #DireStraits #RoyalMarines
another banger from HM #Royalmarines #MarkKnopfler #direstraits
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August 31, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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HM Royal Marines Band - Hearts of Oak
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August 30, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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HM Royal Marines Band - God Save the King
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August 27, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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HM Royal Marines Band - Rule Britannia
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August 23, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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HM Royal Marines Band - Corps of Drums
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August 20, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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HM Royal Marines Band - Dear Lord and Father of Mankind, Sunset
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August 16, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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HM Royal Marines Band - Summon the Heroes (John Williams)
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August 13, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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HM Royal Marines Band - Mountbatten March, Entry of the Gladiators, Marche Militaire Francaise
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August 9, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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HM Royal Marines Band - A Life on the Ocean Wave
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August 3, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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HM Royal Marines Band - Hearts of Oak
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August 1, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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HM Royal Marines Band - Sea Shanties
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July 31, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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HM Royal Marines Band - Soldier an' Sailor Too
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July 28, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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Anyone like to doodle at work? This staff officer did in 1944! Any suggestions what it is?! #WW2 #DDay #DDay81 #Arnhem #Arnhem81
June 21, 2025 at 7:40 AM
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On this day in 1944 Lieutenant-General 'Boy' Browning, the commander of HQ Airborne Troops (it wasn't a corps yet!) circulated a paper on airborne operations in Brittany #DDay #DDay81 #WW2 #Brittany #Bretagne
June 18, 2025 at 7:27 AM
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Some of the most technical wartime documents have some of the most colourful artwork. This is the geology of the Normandy coastline. It was part of the planning for Operation Axehead #DDay #Arnhem #DDay81 #Arnhem81 #Axehead #Normandy
June 4, 2025 at 7:04 AM
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This map shows the defences around St Malo, and potential landing beaches. This map was produced during the planning for Op Beneficiary. The terrain in Brittany was ideal for the French Resistance and allied special forces #WW2 #SWW #Airborne #Brittany #Bretagne #StMalo #Airborne
June 1, 2025 at 10:05 AM
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One of the greatest things about working with Second World War History has been getting to meet so many veterans, many of them sadly no longer with us. In 2017 I went to Normandy with John Jenkins MBE, a Pompey legend #DDay81 #DDay #Pompey #Portsmouth
May 25, 2025 at 8:24 AM
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Never heard of Operations Tuxedo or Wastage? Find out more in my book, Planned Airborne Operations in Normandy in Brittany, published by @penandswordbooks.bsky.social #DDay #DDay81 #Normandy #WW2 #SWW #Arnhem #Arnhem81
May 24, 2025 at 11:48 AM
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On this day in 1944 the British 1st Airborne Division issues its Operation Instruction No1, for operations where it might be required to fly in to Normandy to reinforce the beachhead. #DDay #DDay81 #Normandy #WW2 #SWW #Arnhem #Arnhem81 #Airborne
May 24, 2025 at 11:47 AM
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The National Archives. Hundreds of years of official records, and a treasure trove of Second World War History. There are hundreds of thousands of documents, many either never viewed before or never written about. I couldn't have written my books without them #Arnhem81 #WW2 #DDay81 #Airborne #TNA
May 19, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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I've been to Arnhem a few times, including in 2007 when me and my brother walked from the DZ at Ginkel Heath to Arnhem Bridge. It's a bloody long way. This is a rather youthful me at the Airborne Museum in Oosterbeek. #Arnhem81 #WW2 #DDay81 #Airborne #arnhem
May 18, 2025 at 12:13 PM
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On this day 80 years ago in 1944 General Montgomery held the second of his briefings before D-Day, codenamed Thunderclap. This one was attended by HM King George VI and the Prime Minister, Winston Churchill #DDay #DDay81 #WW2 #SWW
May 15, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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Grandad served in the Home Guard before joining the Berkshire Regt and going to Palestine. After suffering from Malaria he joined the Paras. This photo shows him during Parachute Training - third from left - the aircraft is a Lockheed Hudson #Arnhem81 #WW2 #DDay81 #Airborne
May 14, 2025 at 10:59 AM