The first official portrait of the Royal Marines for over 20 years, this stunning new hardback volume captures the life, activities capabilities and ethos of the Corps. Personal and expert accounts address in detail the history, service and training of the Royal Marines, and are accompanied throughout by wide-ranging archive images and exceptional new special photography, all reproduced to the highest quality.

Editor Lieutenant Colonel Ewen Southby-Tailyour OBE RM is well known as a distinguished Royal Marines Officer and as a much-published military historian. Working alongside Julian Andrews, a leading photojournalist, he has talked to serving and forming Royal Marines of all ranks and specializations to ensure that this book paints an accurate, full and fascinating picture of every part of the colourful life and history of the Corps.

Themes and topics:
Introduction - 'A Long, Rough and Glorious History' - Royal Marine Heritage - Actions and Heroes - To be a Royal Marine: values, ethos, training - 20 sections on the Corps today showing the Royal Marines family 'in action' at home and abroad, including recreation and downtime - The Home Front: to include wives' clubs, families days etc. - Life after the Corps - Final photo section: a day in the life of the Royal Marines - Appendices will include: List of Commandant Generals; Roll of Honour; Unit crests and lanyards; Corps and unit memorable dates; Associations with other regiments; Bibliography; Index; List of subscribers

All money raised through the purchase of this book from the application form viewed to the left hand side will go straight to the Royal Marines Charitable Trust Fund.