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IN THE COMBAT ZONE: SPECIAL FORCES SINCE 1945.

IN THE COMBAT ZONE: SPECIAL FORCES SINCE 1945.

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IN THE COMBAT ZONE: SPECIAL FORCES SINCE 1945.

by NEILLANDS, ROBIN:

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9780297816737
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UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,colour photographic illustrated dw/dj; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners,apart from a small closed,internally sellotape-repaired nick to head of spine/backstrip and reciprocal creasing to same. (Basically,the only fault.)Top+ fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight and pristine.Sharp-cornered, bright,clean,publisher's original,plain green cloth boards with bright,crisp,stamped silver gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain green endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,v-xviiipp+1-350pp [paginated] includes contents+illus lists/tables,a preface,5pp list of abbreviations,16 chapters,16pp contemporary b/w photographs in 2 blocks of 8pp apiece,between pp110/11 and pp206/7 respectively,an appendix,a select bibliography and an index; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages. In a world plagued by terrorism and small wars,interest in special forces has never been higher.Almost every country has a special force unit in their army.But what do they do,who do they recruit,and how do they train? Robin Neillands,a military historian and a former Royal Marine Commando,tells for the first time the story of Special Forces since 1945, where possible in the words of the soldiers themselves.He describes the phases of expansion and contraction (near-extinction,at times) of special forces,their operational successes and failures,their changing role at the end of the 20thC and the developments in military technology.He describes the exploits not just of legendary units like the SAS or the US 'Green Berets' but also special forces in a wider sense - the Parachute Regt and the Royal Marine Commandos in Britain,the Navy SEALS,Force Recon,the Rangers and the LRRPs in the USA,as well as Israeli,Italian,German,French,Australian and other special force and anti-terrorist units.From the intense cold of the Korean winter,the mountains of Cyprus or the Libyan night,to the jungle- heat of Vietnam and Malaya,from the hills of the Falklands to the intricate countryside of Northern Ireland,the words of the soldiers themselves tell us what it is really like.
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Title
IN THE COMBAT ZONE: SPECIAL FORCES SINCE 1945.
Author
NEILLANDS, ROBIN:
Illustrator
illus with contemporary b/w photographs.
Book Condition
Used - FINE.
Jacket Condition
FINE.
Quantity Available
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Edition
UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 10
029781673X
ISBN 13
9780297816737
Publisher
LONDON.WEIDENFELD & NICOLSON,1997.
Place of Publication
London
This edition first published
1997
Keywords
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