Modern U.S. special operations forces owe their existence to a disaster in the middle of the Iranian desert in April 1980 and the lessons learnt from this failed attempt to rescue American hostages.
The Special Forces Jedburgh Teams in Action in WW2
by An Official History
Price: $39.95
ISBN: 9781036122867
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Pub Date: 2025-05-31
Format: Hardcover
Imprint: Frontline Books
256 Pages
When Allied forces landed on D-Day, the Jedburgh teams went into action behind German lines. These usually three-man teams, often composed of one British, one American and one from the country into...
From OSS Agent in the Eastern Bloc to Airborne Soldier in Korea and Green Beret - The Cold War Service of Leif Bangsbøll
by Brook G Bangsbøll
Price: $34.95
ISBN: 9781036119478
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Pub Date: 2025-05-31
Format: Hardcover
Imprint: Frontline Books
272 Pages
With the ending of the Second World War, Lief Bangsboll, after distinguished service with the O.S.S. behind enemy lines in Denmark, prepared himself for a life of peace and hopefully love with the young...
Formed in July 1940 for reconnaissance and intelligence gathering behind enemy lines, the Long Range Desert Group was the first British special force unit. In no time the LRDG earned itself an enviable...
The SAC’s effectiveness comes to light in this book – the first that deals with its creation and development; its wartime achievements and its peace-time transition into a community support helping local people returning to their homes.
Special Operations Executive’s Training Section, 1940-1945
by An Official History
Price: $39.95
ISBN: 9781399069984
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Pub Date: 2025-01-30
Format: Hardcover
Imprint: Frontline Books
248 Pages
Shortly after the creation of the Special Operations Executive in July 1940, the first of its Special Training Schools was formed at Brickendonbury in Hertfordshire.
Volume 1: Establishment, Purpose, Profile and Historic Relevance 2013-2023
by Janos Besenyo, Lt. Col. (Ret.) Endre Szénási and András István Türke
Price: $29.95
ISBN: 9781804516096
Publisher: Helion and Company
Pub Date: 2024-12-31
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Helion and Company
64 Pages
Examines the predecessors to the Wagner Group, its activities in a number of conflicts around the world, and its armed mutiny against the top leadership of the Russian Federation.In the early 2010s...
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