Author David Stanley pledges 10% of sales to charity aiding the injured Marines both US and UK returning home from war zones I.E.D. Improvised Explosive Device follows Davids true story about the 40 Commando Royal Marines 1988 tour of duty in Crossmaglen, South Armagh, Northern Ireland. An Army Dog handler attached to the Royal Marines is killed along with his dog and two Royal Marine Commandos narrowly escape death from a massive 1400lb IRA bomb. Trouble is to follow as the hatred of the IRA by one of the Royal Marines intensify's twisting his anger some people even viewed him as a borderline psycho. This short story is a personal account sure to favour with some people and offend with others. This book delivers an excellent and interesting short story outlining some of the hard truths of the difficult tasks the Royal Marine Commandos and British Military, and Infact all Soldiers from countries around the world that are placed into harms way are so often given.over decades the Royal Marine Commandos played a pivotal role in the Northern Ireland conflict.Just a taster of the Royal Marine Commandos conflicts 1942 saw the formation of the first Royal Marines Commandos. 5 RM Commandos were amongst the first to land on D Day, and two thirds of all the landing craft involved were crewed by Royal Marines. 16,000 members of the Corps took part in Operation "Overlord" in many roles, some even manning tanks. After the war the Royal Marines spent much time in action in the Far East, including involvement in the Malayan emergency and in Borneo, and also in Korea, Suez, Aden, and Cyprus. In 1982, the Royal Marines played a major part in recapturing the Falkland Islands from the Argentinians, and in 1991 they participated in the Gulf War, mounting a sizeable humanitarian task force - Operation Haven, in support of the Kurdish people of Northern Iraq. This was the start of a particularly busy decade for the Royal Marines. In 1994 a commando unit flew to Kuwait following threats by Iraq. The next year the Royal Marines provided the commander and staff for the Rapid Reaction Force in Bosnia, and in 1997and 1998 a Commando Unit flew to the Congo Republic to protect British interests. In the same period help was provided to the local populations of Montserrat in the West Indies following a volcano eruption, and in Central America following a hurricane. The last two years have seen elements of the Royal Marines on operations in Northern Ireland (where they have completed some 39 tours of duty since 1969), Kosovo, and Sierra Leone.