Special & elite forces books

2315 books were found.

Panzer IV

Panzer IV

Author: Horst Scheibert ,  Horst Riebenstahl
ISBN: 9780887406775
Format: Paperback
$20.99

Covers the use and design of the Panzer IV armored fighting vehicle.  Read More >>

Knights of the Wehrmacht: Knight's Cross Holders of the Fallschirmjäger

Knights of the Wehrmacht: Knight's Cross Holders of...

Author: Franz Kurowski ,  David Johnston, Governor General of Canada
ISBN: 9780887407499
Format: Hardback
$52.99

Each recipient is presented in a capsule biography including dates of birth, awarding of the various Knights Cross...  Read More >>

Otto Skorzeny: My Commando Operations: The Memoirs of Hitler’s Most Daring Commando

Otto Skorzeny: My Commando Operations: The Memoirs of...

Author: Schiffer Publishing, Ltd. ,  David Johnston, Governor General of Canada
ISBN: 9780887407185
Format: Hardback
$85.00

The memoirs of the legendary Skorzeny appear here in its first unabridged English edition. Skorzeny's fame began...  Read More >>

Carrier   Lexington

Carrier Lexington

Author: Hugh Power
ISBN: 9780890966808
Format: Hardback
$65.98

Entering World War II as the second of the Essexclass carriers, the Lexington destroyed more than one thousand Japanese...  Read More >>

Army Commandos 1940–45

Army Commandos 1940–45

Author: Mike Chappell ,  Mike Chappell
ISBN: 9781855325791
Format: Paperback
$29.99

The period from early 1940 to the end of 1942 was a time of gloom and uncertainty for the British, who stood alone...  Read More >>

SWAT Leadership and Tactical Planning: The SWAT Operator's Guide to Combat Law Enforcement

SWAT Leadership and Tactical Planning: The SWAT Operator's...

Author: Tony L. Jones
ISBN: 9780873648974
Format: Paperback
$47.52

Veteran SWAT cop Tony Jones lays out the essential elements of planning and carrying out tactical SWAT operations....  Read More >>

Louis XV's Army (1): Cavalry & Dragoons

Louis XV's Army (1): Cavalry & Dragoons

Author: René Chartrand (Author) ,  Eugene Leliepvre
ISBN: 9781855326026
Format: Paperback
$24.99

France had a population of between 22 and 25 million at this time, and maintained the largest standing army in Europe....  Read More >>

Imperial Chinese Armies (2): 590–1260 AD

Imperial Chinese Armies (2): 590–1260 AD

Author: CJ Peers ,  Michael Perry
ISBN: 9781855325999
Format: Paperback
$24.99

By AD 589, when Yang Chien established himself at the head of a newly reformed Chinese empire, nearly four centuries...  Read More >>

Master Chief: Diary of a Navy Seal

Master Chief: Diary of a Navy Seal

Author: Gary R. Smith
ISBN: 9780804110914
Format: Paperback
$21.09

A winner of the Purple Heart recounts his fifth tour of duty in Vietnam as a member of the elite Navy SEALs and...  Read More >>

Spec Ops: Case Studies in Special Operations Warfare: Theory and Practice

Spec Ops: Case Studies in Special Operations Warfare:...

Author: William H. McRaven
ISBN: 9780891416005
Format: Paperback
$39.99

Bill McRaven, commander of a team of SEALs, the Navy's elite special operations force, is an expert on the subject...  Read More >>

Elite Military Formations in War and Peace

Elite Military Formations in War and Peace

Author: A. Hamish Ion ,  Roch Legault
ISBN: 9780275946401
Format: Hardback
$103.00

A collection of brilliant studies by distinguished scholars, it illuminates, through a combination of overview and...  Read More >>

Ceausescu and the Securitate: Coercion and Dissent in Romania, 1965-1989

Ceausescu and the Securitate: Coercion and Dissent in...

Author: Dennis Deletant
ISBN: 9781850652670
Format: Paperback
$36.95

"This work on Romania is based on archives of Ceausescu's secret police, the Securitate. The result is a ""dual""...  Read More >>

German Mountain & Ski Troops 1939–45

German Mountain & Ski Troops 1939–45

Author: Gordon Williamson ,  Stephen Andrew
ISBN: 9781855325722
Format: Paperback
$29.99

Fighting in every theatre from the burning sands of North Africa to the icy wastes above the arctic circle the German...  Read More >>

From Troy to Entebbe: Special Operations in Ancient and Modern Times

From Troy to Entebbe: Special Operations in Ancient...

Author: John Arquilla
ISBN: 9780761801863
Format: Paperback
$84.95

Special operations have played a key role throughout the history of conflict from the Trojan War to the great arms...  Read More >>

Republican Roman Army 200–104 BC

Republican Roman Army 200–104 BC

Author: Nicholas Sekunda ,  Angus McBride
ISBN: 9781855325982
Format: Paperback
$24.99

The principal source of information on the Roman Republican Army is the sixth book of the Histories of the Greek...  Read More >>

Camerone: The French Foreign Legion's Greatest Battle

Camerone: The French Foreign Legion's Greatest Battle...

Author: Rosemary Rohmer ,  James Ryan
ISBN: 9780275954901
Format: Hardback
$131.00

the opponents were the half-strength 3d Company, 1st Battalion, of the Legion opposed by more than 2,000 Mexican...  Read More >>

Sniper: Master of Terrain, Technology, and Timing, He Is a Hunter of Human Prey and the Military's Most Feared Fighter.

Sniper: Master of Terrain, Technology, and Timing, He...

Author: Adrian Gilbert
ISBN: 9781250094360
Format: Paperback
$60.69

"Acclaimed military historian Adrian Gilbert leads readers into the world of the combat sniper-on the safe side...  Read More >>

Death in the Jungle: Diary of a Navy Seal

Death in the Jungle: Diary of a Navy Seal

Author: Gary R. Smith ,  Alan Maki
ISBN: 9780804113410
Format: Paperback
$21.09

A former Navy SEAL shares his wartime experiences culled from his 257 combat missions with Naval Special Warfare...  Read More >>

The Guards Divisions 1914–45

The Guards Divisions 1914–45

Author: Mike Chappell ,  Mike Chappell
ISBN: 9781855325463
Format: Paperback
$29.99

The best example, and perhaps the only body of elite troops who have maintained their role as guardians of a royal...  Read More >>

Flammpanzer German Flamethrowers 1941–45

Flammpanzer German Flamethrowers 1941–45

Author: Hilary Doyle ,  Peter Sarson
ISBN: 9781855325470
Format: Paperback
$24.99

The first attempt at mounting a flamethrower in a German tank was not the result of an engineering design process...  Read More >>

Looking for Trouble: SAS to Gulf Command

Looking for Trouble: SAS to Gulf Command

Author: Gen. Sir Peter de la Billière
ISBN: 9780006379836
Format: Paperback
$22.99

From his childhood, rebellion at school, the early death of his father and conflict with his step-father, on to...  Read More >>

The Commandos

The Commandos

Author: Douglas C. Waller
ISBN: 9780440220466
Format: Paperback
$21.09

An inside look at U.S. special operations forces examines the most secret and elite of clandestine warriors, including...  Read More >>

The Home Guard: A Military and Political History

The Home Guard: A Military and Political History

Author: S. P. MacKenzie (Assistant Professor of History, Assistant Professor of History, University of South Carolina, Columbia)
ISBN: 9780198205777
Format: Hardback
$215.95

Today we laugh at `Dad's Army', but in 1940 the threat of a German invasion of Britain was a very real one. S. P....  Read More >>

German Stormtrooper 1914–18

German Stormtrooper 1914–18

Author: Ian Drury ,  Gerry Embleton (Author and illustrator)
ISBN: 9781855323728
Format: Paperback
$29.99

Describes the uniforms, weaponry, military practices and daily life of the Stormtroopers of World War I, Imperial...  Read More >>

English Longbowman 1330–1515

English Longbowman 1330–1515

Author: Clive Bartlett ,  Gerry Embleton (Author and illustrator)
ISBN: 9781855324916
Format: Paperback
$29.99

Describes the uniforms, weaponry, military practices and daily life of the English Longbowman, most often recalled...  Read More >>

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