Ultimate Special Forces

by Hugh McManners (Author)

• Used

  Hardcover
  2003

  $3.25

  This volume provides an insight into the training, skills, organization and equipment behind the military expertise of the world's most highly trained soldiers. Hugh McManners recounts many famous operations - including Desert Storm in the Gulf War of 1991, and reveals how highly trained units perform vital and dangerous tasks. It also provides full information on campaigns, uniform, weapons and history.

• Used

  Paperback
  2008

  $5.81

  This is the insider's guide to the world's most highly trained military units, now in paperback. It features Commandos, Delta Force, SAS, and SEALs. Hugh McManners, a former commando and defence correspondent for The Sunday Times , explores the training, skills, organisation and equipment behind the military expertise of the world's most highly-trained soldiers. It helps you get the inside scoop on famous operations - from the SAS Iranian Embassy siege in London to the assault on Baghdad in the Iraq War. And discover more about combat equipment: from aircraft and submersibles to missiles, grenades and medical kit. It offers a unique insight into the military expertise of today's global warriors.