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HM Royal Marines Band - A Life on the Ocean Wave

James Daly @dalyhistory.bsky.social · Sep 6

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another banger from HM #Royalmarines #MarkKnopfler #direstraits

James Daly @dalyhistory.bsky.social · Aug 31

Going Home, the theme to Local Hero by #MarkKnopfler #DireStraits #RoyalMarines

HM Royal Marines Band - Hearts of Oak

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James Daly @dalyhistory.bsky.social · Aug 30

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HM Royal Marines Band - God Save the King

James Daly @dalyhistory.bsky.social · Aug 27

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HM Royal Marines Band - Rule Britannia

James Daly @dalyhistory.bsky.social · Aug 23

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HM Royal Marines Band - Corps of Drums

James Daly @dalyhistory.bsky.social · Aug 20

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HM Royal Marines Band - Dear Lord and Father of Mankind, Sunset

James Daly @dalyhistory.bsky.social · Aug 16

HM Royal Marines Band - Summon the Heroes (John Williams)

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James Daly @dalyhistory.bsky.social · Aug 13

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HM Royal Marines Band - Mountbatten March, Entry of the Gladiators, Marche Militaire Francaise

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James Daly @dalyhistory.bsky.social · Aug 9

HM Royal Marines Band - A Life on the Ocean Wave

James Daly @dalyhistory.bsky.social · Aug 3

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HM Royal Marines Band - Hearts of Oak

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James Daly @dalyhistory.bsky.social · Aug 1

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HM Royal Marines Band - Sea Shanties

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James Daly @dalyhistory.bsky.social · Jul 31

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HM Royal Marines Band - Soldier an' Sailor Too

James Daly @dalyhistory.bsky.social · Jul 28

You can't beat A Life on the Ocean Wave. They also do a great version of the Local Hero theme

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James Daly @dalyhistory.bsky.social · Jul 28

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James Daly @dalyhistory.bsky.social · Jun 21

Anyone like to doodle at work? This staff officer did in 1944! Any suggestions what it is?! #WW2 #DDay #DDay81 #Arnhem #Arnhem81

James Daly @dalyhistory.bsky.social · Jun 18

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

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James Daly @dalyhistory.bsky.social · Jun 4

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

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James Daly @dalyhistory.bsky.social · Jun 1

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

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James Daly @dalyhistory.bsky.social · May 25

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

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James Daly @dalyhistory.bsky.social · May 24

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

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James Daly @dalyhistory.bsky.social · May 24

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

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James Daly @dalyhistory.bsky.social · May 19

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