Ian McHarg is an independent writer, author, and researcher. He writes about the tough training, daring raids, and indomitable fighting spirit of the Second World War Commandos and other wartime Special Forces. His narrative-based work is grounded on more than twenty years of historical research, primary source archives, and veteran interviews. Ian is currently writing the authorised history of the Royal Engineer Commandos from 1940 to the present day.
LATEST ARTICLE
This article details the actions of No. 4 Commando as they landed on Sword Beach on D-Day as extracted from the Commando War Diary for the 6th of June 1944. Click the image to read about the assault on the enemy held gun battery.
To keep up to date with Ian’s latest work, subscribe to @commandohistory on Substack, YouTube, and all other social media platforms. He is also a regular contributor to Dispatches - The Journal of the Commando Association.
BOOKS & WRITING
Ian is the author of Litani River: The Daring World War Two Commando Raid, Syria 1941, an untold story based on unit war diaries, official reports, personal recollections, and interviews with surviving members of the Commando. His historical fiction series, The Butcher & Bolt Novels, draw directly on real commando operations and research, blending narrative storytelling with historical authenticity.
His writing and research has featured, or been referenced, in numerous books, publications and media, including Lord Ashcroft’s Special Ops Heroes; Damien Lewis’ SAS Brothers in Arms and SAS Forged in Hell; James Owen’s Commando: Winning World War II Behind Enemy Lines; Gavin Mortimer’s David Stirling: The Phoney Major; Tom Petch’s SAS Speed Aggression Surprise; Britain at War Magazine; World War II Today; and Dispatches - The Journal of the Commando Association.
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