Special and elite forces

Author Lena Sisco, a former Department of Defense Military Interrogator and U.

The memoir of a special forces veteran of the Rhodesian War, with over a hundred photos included.

In 1961, Portugal found itself fighting a war to retain its colonial possessions and preserve the remnants of its Empire.

The Great Patriotic War began on 22 June 1941, when the Germans invaded the Soviet Union.

The US Marine Raider was an "e;elite within an elite.

Italian military historian Pier Paolo Battistelli examines the elite and special-forces units of the Italian Army during World War II.

Driven out of Germany after his defeat at Leipzig in 1813, Napoleon seemed to face disaster.

During the Vietnam War, the Viet Cong were frequently unable to hold their own in stand-up fights against US and allied forces who were superior in strength, firepower, mobility, and logistics.

This book describes the organization of this formidable force from 1917-18 and details their uniforms, insignia and decorations, weapons and equipment.

Established in 1932, the Vozdushno-desantnye voyska ('air-landing forces', or VDV) of the Red Army led the way in airborne doctrine and practice.

A gripping history of the SAS in World War II, supported by a collection of rare images from the SAS Regimental Association.

In 1961 US Special Forces units began entering remote areas of Vietnam dominated by the Viet Cong.

From Guadalcanal to Okinawa, US Marines formed the tip of the spear as Allied forces sought to push the Japanese back to their Home Islands.

A concise illustrated history of the Special Air Service's lightweight, heavily armed vehicles and their combat use.

The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards and their antecedents have been involved in every major British campaign since the 17th century.

An illustrated exploration of the dangerous and difficult tasks performed by US Navy Special Warfare Units, from combat demolition to deception operations - a vital, but largely unsung, contribution to Allied victory.

"e;An inherently fascinating, impressively well written, exceptionally informative, and meticulously detailed history"e; of Japanese overseas mercenaries (Midwest Book Review).

The New York Times-bestselling account of an elite team of female soldiers is "e;compelling.

This first book to reassess the myth and the realities of Otto Skorzeny, Hitler's favourite commando.

The majority of the successful SOE operations in Europe took place in countries occupied by the Germans after the outbreak of war in 1939, Hitler's forces being regarded as foreign invaders.

The full visual history of the special forces combat diver from World War II to the present day.

The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards and their antecedents have been involved in every major British campaign since the 17th century.

The Dragoons of Napoleon's Imperial Guard were a legendary regiment that fought with the Emperor in many famous battles across Europe.

This is the first book to examine Thomas Holcomb s crucial role as commandant of the U.

Celebrate the Legacy of the MarinesBehind one of the most celebrated military branches in America are the often little-known actions of its brave warriors.

From the creation of the first volunteer paratroop unit shortly after the birth of Israel and of the Israeli Defense Force, this arm of service has been recognized as elite.

Fitztroy Maclean was one of the real-life inspirations for super-spy James Bond.

Following on from the success of Ian Gardner's critically acclaimed trilogy on the exploits of the 3rd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division in World War II, Sent by the Iron Sky tells their exhilarating story.

Two ex-Green Berets recount their missions after two decades in Special Forces, from running counter-terrorism training to rescuing kidnap victims & more.

From its very inception the United States Army Special Forces has been enmeshed in controversy, its mission misunderstood to varying degrees, and its very existence opposed by some of the Army hierarchy.

Specially commissioned artwork, archive photographs and expert analysis combine to tell the absorbing story of the SAS's legendary raid on Sidi Haneish at the height of World War II.

In 1943, small teams of elite British soldiers began parachuting into the mountains of Axis-occupied Albania.

"e;Mission Iran is a must-have for any military library of the Cold War and special operators.

This is the inside story of an Army Ranger, surrounded and outnumbered, fighting a desperate action on the ground during the Black Hawk Down raid in Somalia in 1993.

The mechanized infantry is one of the least-studied components of the U.

"e;An inherently fascinating, impressively well written, exceptionally informative, and meticulously detailed history"e; of Japanese overseas mercenaries (Midwest Book Review).

While sharing some weapons systems with the other US Forces, the Marine Corps has developed its own distinctive approach to matters of dress, personal equipment and armament.

Vietnam Declassified is a detailed account of the CIA's effort to help South Vietnamese authorities win the loyalty of the Vietnamese peasantry and suppress the Viet Cong.

This is the first book to examine Thomas Holcomb s crucial role as commandant of the U.

Fighting in every theatre from the burning sands of North Africa to the icy wastes above the arctic circle, the German Army's Gebirgstruppen troops were some of the most effective in the whole of the Wehrmacht.

Winning once is often achievable.

With a Foreword by John ';Lofty' Wiseman, author of The SAS Survival Handbook!

This second volume about Japan's samurai commanders covers the generals of the later years of the Age of the Warring States, a period when only the most able leaders survived.

A concise history of the unique integrated commando-style brigade of US and Canadian volunteers formed in 1942.

Drawing on difficult-to-access wartime documents and other contemporary sources, this is the first compact, illustrated study of the tactics and techniques of the US fast carriers of Task Forces 50, 58 and 38 during the naval war against Japan in 1943 45.

A history of the World War II clandestine special operations group that linked German-occupied Norway with Scotland’s Shetland Islands.

For 5 days in May 1980, the world watched as the SAS performed a daring raid on the Iranian Embassy in London.

Published in early 1946, George P.

Smedley Butler's life and career epitomize the contradictory nature of American military policy through the first part of this century.

In the summer of 1942, following the invasion of Russia the previous year, Hitler's 'Brandenburger' commando units undertook a daring operation deep inside Soviet-held territory.