In The Combat Zone: Special Forces Since 1945: History of Special Forces Since 1945

by RobinNeillands (Author)

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  Paperback
  1998

  $4.20

  A history of the special forces worldwide since 1945 from the SAS to the US Navy Seals, and other International Special Forces from Europe and beyond. A thorough investigation of the rise of the armed forces elite groups from their inception during World WarII to the present day. including an examination of their operational role during wartime and at peace; their use as anti terrorist specialists and their future as instant response units. The book also looks at the basics how members of the Special Forces are recruited and how the recruits are trained. Using numerous 1st hand accounts, this is a book not glorifying the heroics of the gung ho squaddie , but a rational look at the most professional of the professional soldiers and their role in a world which is becoming ever more high tech and sophisticated.

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  Hardcover
  1997

  $8.17

  Robin Neillands goes behind the the gung ho hero myth of special forces to tell their true story since 1945, using the words of the soldiers themselves, hefollows the phases of expansion and contraction of special forces, their successes and failures, the developments in technology, and new roles in anti terrorism and anti drug operations.He descrbes the exploits ot the SAS and the Green Berets, as well as regiments and special forces form other countries.