Special Forces

No other military fighting force in the world has the same mystique and aura as the United States Marine Corps (USMC). Since its inception, the USMC has embraced its reputation of being a hard fighting, aggressive, and rugged military branch. Marines...

From his cage in a putrid, overcrowded Indian gaol, Paul Jordan reflects on a life lived on the edge and curses the miscalculation that robbed him of his freedom. His childhood, marred by the loss of his father and brother, produces a young man hell bent...

Drawing on a superb collection of rare and unpublished photographs the 6th SS Mountain Division Nord 1941 - 1945 is the 6th book in the Waffen-SS Images of War Series compiled by Ian Baxter. The book tells the story of the 6th SS Mountain Division Nord,...

THEY'RE THE U.S. GOVERNMENT'S SECRET WEAPON. They call them the Taskforce. Designed to operate outside the bounds of law, trained to exist on the ragged edge of human capability, their existence is as essential as it is illegal. Recruited from top...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780451475633Author Brandon WebbFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint New American LibraryPublisher New American LibraryWeight(grams) 310g

"The ultimate reference on Army Special Operations in Vietnam. One thing for sure, you will want to read this book." Vietnam veteran, 173rd Airborne Brigade"It's a book that any aspiring future Special Forces troop should read." Major General Jack...

The Black Watch is one of the finest fighting forces in the world and has been engaged in virtually every worldwide conflict for the last three centuries. Named after the dark tartan of the soldiers' kilts, it is the oldest Highland regiment. As part of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781588345585Author Ed DarackFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Smithsonian BooksPublisher Smithsonian BooksWeight(grams) 1g

The remarkable and courageous war record of the famous Das Reich 2nd SS Division, a fearsome unit which saw heavy fighting throughout the war, from France to the Eastern Front and back to Germany.The 2nd SS Division was an elite, highly trained,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789655779066Author Sayeret Matkal OperatorsFormat PaperbackPage Count 412Imprint SpinesPublisher Spines

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781474538343Author WehrmachtFormat HardbackPage Count 110Imprint Naval & Military PressPublisher Naval & Military PressWeight(grams) 413gDimensions(mm)...

Tony Hough's war started with ski training in the Alps in early 1940 preparing for winter warfare in Finland. Nothing came of that. Later that year, now an officer with 9th Battalion The Rifle Brigade, he sailed for North Africa. In March 1941, his...

Otto Skorzeny, Hitler's favorite soldier and Germany's top commando in World War II, is one of the most famous men in the history of special forces. His extraordinary wartime career was one of high risk and adventure, and here he tells the full story. ...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781250006479Author Michael SmithFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint St Martin's PressPublisher St Martin's PressWeight(grams) 463gDimensions(mm) 233mm *...

The Special Operations Executive developed a vast network of agents across Occupied Europe which played a vital role in developing and sustaining Resistance movements that persistently sought to subvert German control of their territories. The...

In this compelling and no-holds-barred account of three Navy SEALs' long road to justice, bestselling author Patrick Robinson reveals for the first time the entire story- from the night the SEALs stormed the al-Qaeda stronghold to the cut-and-thrust...

Reissued for the 40th anniversary of the Falklands conflictThe most in-depth and powerful account yet published of the first crucial clash of the Falklands war - told from both sides.'Thorough and exhaustive' Daily Telegraph'An excellent and fast paced...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781501145049Author Robert O'NeillFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint Scribner Book CompanyPublisher Scribner Book CompanyWeight(grams) 308gDimensions(mm)...

'I remember the cracking sound of the AK-47 bullets as they tore through our windscreen . . . A piece of bullet struck my bulletproof vest in the chest area and another piece broke off and lodged in my left forearm.'Johan Raath and a security team were...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780891418634Author Chuck PfarrerFormat PaperbackPage Count 416Imprint Presidio PressPublisher Presidio Press

With echoes of Unbroken; the derring-do and bravado of The Right Stuff; and the battle-forged camaraderie of Band of Brothers, this is the World War II story of 95-year-old veteran George Morgan and the Underwater Demolition Teams. Forerunners of the...

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781802827682Author Mike HaskewFormat PaperbackPage Count 116Imprint Key Publishing LtdPublisher Key Publishing Ltd

This is the first in-depth look at agent-handling and agent-handling operations in Northern Ireland targeting the IRA’s deadliest and most professional unit, South Armagh PIRA

In this book, two national-security experts put the exploits of America's special operation forces in historical and strategic context. David Tucker and Christopher J. Lamb offer an incisive overview of America's turbulent experience with special...

In this book, two national-security experts put the exploits of America's special operation forces in historical and strategic context. David Tucker and Christopher J. Lamb offer an incisive overview of America's turbulent experience with special...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783903526044Author Christian VathFormat PaperbackPage Count 146Imprint SpartanatPublisher SpartanatWeight(grams) 204gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 8mm

An "adrenaline junky," Ted Mataxis was the perennial volunteer who saw action in World War II, Korea and Vietnam. After just three and a half years in the Army, he was a battalion commander in brutal combat with the 2nd Battalion, 276th Infantry...

Empire Marine examines the role that Littleton W. T. Waller played in the development and growth of the Marine Corps within the emerging empire of turn-of-the-century America. The grandson of the governor of Virginia, Littleton W.T. Waller grew up during...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781474537728Author A E MarriottFormat HardbackPage Count 84Imprint Naval & Military PressPublisher Naval & Military PressWeight(grams) 213gDimensions(mm)...

The SAS is the most famous regiment in the world and the subject of countless books, documentaries and TV dramas, including the BBC mini-series Rogue Heroes. Much of the action of the second season of Rogue Heroes is located in Italy, where both 1SAS and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781804516096Author Janos BesenyoFormat PaperbackPage Count 64Imprint Helion & CompanyPublisher Helion & Company

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781804516102Author Janos BesenyoFormat PaperbackPage Count 72Imprint Helion & CompanyPublisher Helion & Company

This book focuses on strategic special operations and how these have led to the achievement of major foreign policy goals, which is illustrated by six case studies.The study specifically focuses on the alignment of the policies, strategies, and tactics...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781835980590Author Gavin MortimerFormat PaperbackPage Count 416Imprint August BooksPublisher CaneloDimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm * 24mm

An analysis of U.S. Special Operations, at the center of America's twenty-first-century wars "Grey Wars is for anyone who wants to understand today's fights. Collins has done a great service by providing a well-sourced, clear, and insightful look into...

An American of Japanese ancestry is born in Hawaii just prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor. He learns the value of an extended family and mentorship and applies those lessons throughout life. He joins the Army where he is drawn into intelligence and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781467103213Author Angela Thaden HahnFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Arcadia Publishing (SC)Publisher Arcadia Publishing (SC)Weight(grams)...

In 1943, and with Allied victory in North Africa imminent, 1st Special Air Service Regiment was in danger of being disbanded. However, with the timely and vital intervention of Major Robert Blair Mayne, the unit was saved and replaced by an organisation...

'This was life in the Force Research Unit, and this was how we ran agent operations. Will is revelatory, insightful, thoughtful and honest. It doesn't get better or more real than this!' - 'TC' GM, QGM, recruiter of 'Stakeknife'SOUTH ARMAGH, NORTHERN...