Ultimate Special Forces
Author | : Hugh McManners |
Publisher | : DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley) |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2008 |
ISBN-10 | : 1405334452 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781405334457 |
Rating | : 4/5 (52 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: The insider's guide to the world's most highly trained military units, now in paperback. Commandos, Delta Force, SAS, SEALs... Hugh McManners, a former commando and defence correspondent for The Sunday Times, explores the training, skills, organisation and equipment behind the military expertise of the world's most highly-trained soldiers. Get the inside scoop on famous operations - from the SAS Iranian Embassy siege in London to the assault on Baghdad in the Iraq War. And discover more about combat equipment- from aircraft and submersibles to missiles, grenades and medical kit. A unique insight into the military expertise of todays global warriors.