Themes

Conflict and Change

• Introduction

• In Focus: 1900

• In Focus: World War One

• In Focus: Interwar

• In Focus: World War Two

• In Focus: Post War Conflict

  • Surface Fleet

  • Royal Marines

• In Focus: Cold War Climate

• In Focus: Falklands and Beyond

• Special Exhibition: Falklands 25

Learning

• How To: Understand Propaganda

• Propaganda Image Galleries

• Education Project: Sea With Your Own Eyes

Jungle Warfare

Brushfire wars - Malaya, Brunei and Borneo

The Corps' first experiences of jungle warfare occurred in World War Two. Immediately following the war, unrest in the Far East meant that the Royal Marines maintained a presence there for the next few decades.

Royal Marines patrolling in the jungle in Borneo, c.1962 - 66. (RMM)

Article highlights

• Brushfire wars - Malaya, Brunei and Borneo

• Jungle training

• Malaya

• The Limbang Raid, Sarawak

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• Sea service

• Amphibious capabilities - Landing craft and Commando carriers and Assault ships.

• Gunnery and repository
  

• Anti-terrorism in the Middle East - Palestine and Aden

• Jungle Warfare - Malaya, Brunei and Borneo

• Anti-terrorism in Europe - Cyprus and Northern Ireland

• Flying Marines