Special Forces

'This is what an SAS career is really like'AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE MAGAZINE Elite SAS Patrol Commander Stuart 'Nev' Bonner takes us inside the extraordinary and dangerous world of secret combat operations in this explosive, behind-the-scenes look at life...

In this vivid first-person narrative, a Special Operations Joint Terminal Attack Controller (JTAC) and his commanding general give fascinating and detailed accounts of America's fight against one of the most barbaric insurgencies the world has ever seen...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781912866861Author Andrew HudsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 72Imprint Helion & CompanyPublisher Helion & Company

Military historians have often regarded the roll of the Italian military as somewhat "bi-polar." During the First World War, Italy sided with the Allies including Britain, France, Russia and the U.S. against Germany and the Central Powers. During the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781416580522Author Doug StantonFormat PaperbackPage Count 432Imprint Scribner Book CompanyPublisher Scribner Book CompanyWeight(grams) 372gDimensions(mm)...

Phoenix Rising recounts the paradoxical birth of SOF through the prism of Operation Eagle Claw, the failed attempt to rescue fifty-two Americans held hostage in the U.S. Embassy in Tehran. When terrorists captured the Embassy on November 4, 1979, the...

Counterinsurgency is defined as efforts to defeat and confine a rebellion against a constituted authority. While it has become a buzz-word in the last twenty years, it is as old as society itself. This concise history discusses the development of modern...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781501125683Author Rorke DenverFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Howard BooksPublisher Howard BooksWeight(grams) 204gDimensions(mm) 211mm * 137mm * 18mm

Now a Wall Street Journal BestsellerIt was the right thing to do. And someone had to do it.Aziz was more than an interpreter for Force Recon Marine Chad Robichaux during Chad's eight deployments to Afghanistan. He was a teammate, brother, and friend...

Becoming an elite sniper involves more than learning how to shoot. Snipers need to know how to judge terrain, wind, and sometimes even the curve of the Earth. They train their eyes to spot enemy movement in the distance and to never hesitate. A sniper is...

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 *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780692440728Author Robert a TrivinoFormat PaperbackPage Count 246Imprint Robert A. TrivinoPublisher Robert A. TrivinoWeight(grams) 367g

Former Army Ranger Kris Paronto, a survivor of the 2012 Benghazi siege that was subject of the book and movie 13 Hours, provides powerful, motivational tools for surviving and thriving to bring readers discipline, motivation, success, and peace to life...

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"Probably the most eye-opening and engrossing expose to date of the bizarre 'power games' played by multinational corporations and tycoons." -Publishers Weekly A classic of investigative reporting, Spooks is a treasure trove of who-shot-who research on...

What is it like to drive a Challenger tank over desert terrain for six days in a row? Or hover an Apache AH1 attack helicopter a hundred metres above enemy ground? How quickly can a Sapper clear a field of unexploded devices, or build a bridge - or...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781602392151Author Mike RyanFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Skyhorse PublishingPublisher Skyhorse PublishingWeight(grams) 630gDimensions(mm) 245mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780451230140Author Robert A. GormlyFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint New American LibraryPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 363gDimensions(mm)...

The life of a counterintelligence (CI) operative has been immortalized in film and novels as being filled with glamour and excitement. While international travel, heroism, and danger are all part of the job description, the fundamentals of...

This is the official U.S. Army manual for treating every type of injury and affliction in the field-basic first aid, wound care, fractures, bites and stings, head injuries, and much more.U.S. Army First Aid Manual offers skills and knowledge necessary...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780982967683Author Jan R RutherfordFormat PaperbackImprint Pylon PublishingPublisher Pylon PublishingWeight(grams) 227g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780985940416Author Robert Patrick LewisFormat PaperbackPage Count 334Imprint Trojan Warrior BooksPublisher Trojan Warrior BooksWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781583942024Author Richard Strozzi-HecklerFormat PaperbackPage Count 448Imprint North Atlantic Books,U.S.Publisher North Atlantic Books,U.S.Weight(grams)...

Throughout history there has always been a need, in military forces, for special units. In the past, these units have usually been ad hoc formations that were disbanded after their mission was complete. It has only been since the early 1950s that such...

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Gurkhas have served with the British for almost 200 years, first with the army of the East India Company, then with the Indian Army of the Raj, and then in 1947 becoming an integral part of the British Army. This anthology of articles from The Kukri, the...

In his new book, WWII historian Gavin Mortimer examines the pivotal events of one of the most famous military units of all time. Starting with the unit's formation in July 1941, Mortimer recreates the heady days when a young Scots' Guard officer called...

A illustrative record of all the SAS's wars which covers the regiment's history in full. Events covered include the birth of the SAS in the North African desert in World War II, the behind-the-lines actions during the Falklands War and the scud-busting...

Secret Operations of the SAS charts the early days of 'the regiment', and follows their major combat actions right through to their current deployment in the war against terrorism. The book begins with the SAS in North Africa in World War II, before...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781906551193Author Paddy King-FrettsFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Ryelands PublishingPublisher Halsgrove

Brothers-in-arms - SAS bonds can never be broken 'Jones knew the score with "deniable" operations that were sanctioned secretly at the highest levels. If they turned to custard and the cover was blown, the powers-that-be would simply deny everything and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780733633461Author Peter ThompsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint Hachette AustraliaPublisher Hachette AustraliaWeight(grams) 480g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780989798389Author Julia DyeFormat PaperbackImprint Warriors Publishing GroupPublisher Warriors Publishing GroupWeight(grams) 349g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780788442506Author Richard G NickellsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 286Imprint Heritage BooksPublisher Heritage BooksWeight(grams) 331g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780369392381Author Paul JordanFormat PaperbackPage Count 568Imprint ReadHowYouWantPublisher ReadHowYouWantWeight(grams) 708g

The mysterious world of elite combat units blown wide open...Find out how elite teams prepare for Close Quarter Battle. Discover how they launch assaults against pirate boats. Learn the secrets to directing air attack against a key intelligence target...

This title contains former SAS member Pete Scholey's memories of 20 soldiers who were genuine heroes, although many were never recognised as such during their lives or even in death.Book InformationISBN 9781846032240Author Pete ScholeyFormat HardbackPage...

Nine men. 2,000 enemies. No back-up. No air support. No rescue. No chance...First in - the official motto of one of the British Army's smallest and most secretive units, 16 Air Assault Brigade's Pathfinder Platoon. Unofficially, they are the bastard son...

The SAS operate worldwide, often living in the most hostile and isolated environments. In doing so, SAS soldiers are confronted by situations of extreme danger, not just from the enemy, but from their surroundings - yet they survive. SAS soldiers are...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781840136814Author Darman PeterFormat HardbackPage Count 196