Special Forces

A hard-hitting expose of SEAL Team 6, the US military's best-known brand, that reveals how the Navy SEALs were formed, then sacrificed, in service of American empire.The Navy SEALs are, in the eyes of many Americans, the ultimate heroes. When they killed...

Written by an expert on modern Special Forces units and the operations they undertake, this book explains the evolution of the Rangers' missions in Panama, the first Gulf War, Somalia and the post 9/11 invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan. It reveals the...

Since its introduction in 1981, at the height of the Cold War, the Abrams main battle tank has been one of the most visible and iconic symbols of American military power, and it is the fascinating subject of this heavily illustrated historical and...

The Killing School brings readers inside the U.S. Naval Special Warfare (SEAL) Scout/Sniper Course - the gruelling three-month training program that produces the world's deadliest snipers.As a SEAL sniper and combat veteran, Brandon Webb was tasked with...

An indispensable guide for historians, collectors and military modelers, this book finally resolves the confusion surrounding many of the many World War II Wehrmacht (both Army and Luftwaffe) patterns and garments and establishes a complete and concise...

From SAS To Blood Diamond Wars is the story of an outstanding warrior, even by SAS standards.On the point of being demobbed from the SAS, Fred Marafono was recruited by David Stirling for his private security company. After Stirling's death, Fred found...

The official manual from the United States, meant for novices and experienced soldiers. Describes ways to use tannerite, aluminum powder, thermite, fuse cords, fuse igniters, and more in unconventional warfare-and much more.U.S. Army Special Forces Guide...

This book is a detailed history of the 23rd Waffen-SS Panzergrenadier Division "Nederland," the Dutch volunteer SS combat formation. Employed exclusively on the eastern front, except for a brief period in Croatia, the "Nederland" formations participated...

On his second tour to Vietnam, Nick Brokhausen served in Recon Team Habu, CCN. This unit was part of MACV-SOG (Military Assistance Command Vietnam Studies and Observations Group), or Studies and Observations Group as it was innocuously called. The small...

From the author of Panzer Commander Hermann Balck and False Flags comes The Blind Strategist: John Boyd and the American Art of War.Colonel John Boyd (1927-1997), a maverick fighter pilot, revolutionized the American art of war through his ideas on...

It is a little-known fact that during the Cold War, two U.S. Army Special Forces detachments were stationed far behind the Iron Curtain in West Berlin. The existence and missions of the two detachments were highly classified secrets.The massive armies of...

Adversity can often catch you by surprise and leave you struggling with what to do next. What if you could confront any adversity, from the biggest challenges-the loss of your job, divorce, health issues, bankruptcy-to normal daily challenges-a late...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780307339393Author Dick CouchFormat PaperbackPage Count 416Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 318gDimensions(mm) 203mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781250144430Author Brandon Webb, with John David MannFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint St Martin's PressPublisher St Martin's PressWeight(grams)...

The incredible details of the bold, near-disastrous first Allied airborne commando raid. Audacious to the extreme, Operation Colossus was a raid in the early, dark days of the Second World War, when Britain stood seemingly alone. After the country's...

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 9780451231185Author John L. PlasterFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint The Penguin PressPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 386gDimensions(mm) 227mm...

One of the most infamous of all Waffen-SS formations, the 3rd SS-Panzer-Division "Totenkopf" has always been identified as the very essence of the notorious "Black Order." Associated with war crimes in official historiography, formed initially with...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780440218807Author Andy McNabFormat PaperbackPage Count 432Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 238gDimensions(mm) 174mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789652297136Author Jason GewirtzFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Gefen Publishing HousePublisher Gefen Publishing HouseWeight(grams) 410g

The story of one of the Afghanistan war's most decorated units and their fifteen-month ordeal, culminating in the Battle of Wanat, the deadliest battle of the warA single company of US paratroopers - calling themselves the "Chosen Few" - arrived in...

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERThe gripping true story of the undercover agent risking his life to fight terrorismTheir aim was to kill as many people as possible.His mission was to stop them.A terrorist plot to kill hundreds of innocent people. An...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781804513620Author Guy EllisFormat PaperbackPage Count 80Imprint Helion & CompanyPublisher Helion & Company

The majority of the successful SOE operations in Europe took place in countries occupied by the Germans after the outbreak of war in 1939, Hitler's forces being regarded as foreign invaders. In Czechoslovakia it was different. The country, which had...

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)...

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)...