The Green Berets. The Navy SEALs. The secret Delta Force. The British SAS. The Israeli Mossad. Almost every country has a special force unit in their military. But what do they do, whom do they recruit, and how do they train? Robin Neillands, renowned military historian and himself a former Royal Marine Commando, tells the story of special forces since the end of the World War II, where possible in the words of the soldiers themselves. He describes the operational successes and failures, advances in military technology ...
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The Green Berets. The Navy SEALs. The secret Delta Force. The British SAS. The Israeli Mossad. Almost every country has a special force unit in their military. But what do they do, whom do they recruit, and how do they train? Robin Neillands, renowned military historian and himself a former Royal Marine Commando, tells the story of special forces since the end of the World War II, where possible in the words of the soldiers themselves. He describes the operational successes and failures, advances in military technology crucial to special force effectiveness, and the achievements, challenges, and exploits of a wide range of special force units. From the intense cold of the Korean winter, the mountains of Cyprus, and the Libyan night, to the jungle heat of Vietnam and the green hills of Northern Ireland, In the Combat Zone provides a compelling and revealing portrait of these highly trained troops, without the by-now banal glorification so characteristic of such discussions. As Neillands writes, "A great many special forces soldiers have helped me with this book, on the understanding that I told it straight and did not use their accounts to produce yet another `gung-ho heroes' epic." In a world plagued by terrorism and small wars, interest in special forces has never been higher and In the Combat Zone couldn't be more timely.
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Very good in very good dust jacket. Ex-library. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. LCCN 97035389 Type of material Book Personal name Neillands, Robin, 1935-2006. Main title In the combat zone: special forces since 1945 / Robin Neillands. Published/Created Washington Square, N.Y. New York University Press, 1998. Description xviii, 350 p. : ill.; 24 cm. ISBN 0814757952 LC classification U262. N45 1998 Subjects Special forces (Military science)--History. Special forces (Military science)--Great Britain--History. Special forces (Military science)--United States--History. Notes Includes bibliographical references (p. 332-335) and index. Dewey class no. 356/.167 Geographic area code e-uk---n-us---
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