At the start of the 1967 Six-Day War (June 5-10) between Israel and the surrounding Arab nations, a team of eight Israeli commandos, with their female boat captain in tow, are sent on a suicide ...

I recently discovered a World War II commando who was an unsung action hero — Irishman Lt. Col. Robert “Paddy” Mayne, one of the most decorated British Army officers of the war. Born in 1915 to a ...

On Dec. 19, 1941, in the pre-dawn darkness, six Italian commandos slipped into Alexandria harbor in Egypt. British troops and sailors had spotted an Italian reconnaissance plane days earlier, and ...

Israel’s military chief of general staff, Eyal Zamir, revealed that Israeli commandos had operated on the ground in Iran throughout the 12-day war. “The forces operated covertly deep in enemy ...

A charity has unveiled plans for a £7.4m heritage centre honouring the birthplace of many of Europe's commando and special forces units. Thousands of soldiers from the UK and its allies, including ...