Ian McHarg is an independent military historian, author, and leading authority on the Second World War Commandos and other wartime Special Forces.
He writes about their tough training, daring raids, and indomitable fighting spirit. His narrative-based work is grounded on his own military experience, and more than twenty years of historical research, primary source archives, and veteran interviews.
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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, draws 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.
LATEST POSTS ON SUBSTACK
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