Special forces of any country are considered the sword arm of its defence forces. They are sent to carry out the most dangerous military operations, often behind enemy lines, and their stories are the ...

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 ...

Lt. Thomas Bennett Langton grew up in a well-connected, wealthy family on England's Isle of Wight. He attended private schools and spent much of his youth learning rugby, swimming and rowing. These ...