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The Combined Operations Command made a huge contribution to the successful outcome of the Second World War by planning, equipping and training for offensive amphibious operations after the evacuation at Dunkirk in June 1940. In the ensuing years there were countless raids and landings from northern Norway to Madagascar, and in the Far East, of which the D-Day invasion on the beaches of Normandy in June 1944 was the most notable.

The Command drew on the best practices and expertise the Royal Navy, the Army and the Royal Air Force had to offer to create a unified force. Many of their top planners and experts formed the nucleus around which the Command was formed.

Daring Commando raids to major amphibious landings. Mulberry Harbours to an unsinkable 'Ice Ship' in the Rocky mountains. The index (above right) has brief descriptions of over l00 pages about this amazing and ubiquitous WWII organisation.

Latest Design of the Combined Operations Memorial including photos of the proposed site in the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire.

Steven Pressfield's new book Killing Rommel. Donate £7.00 to the Combined Operations Memorial Fund and receive a copy of Killing Rommel worth over £12.00. Click here for information about the book (pdf file). There's a limited supply so first come first served. Please e-mail to establish availability before you donate.