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NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY LIBRARY JOURNAL The extraordinary life of forgotten World War II hero Evans Carlson, commander of America’s first special forces, secret confidant of FDR, and one of the most controversial officers in the history of the Marine Corps, who dedicated...

In the years since the Vietnam War, the elite unit known as SOG has spawned many myths, legends, and war stories. Special Forces medic Joe Parnar served with SOG during 1968 in FOB2/CCC near the tri-border area that gave them access to the forbidden areas of Laos and Cambodia. Parnar recounts his time with the recon men of this highly classified unit, as his job involved a unique combination of soldiering and lifesaving.

Days before he was drafted in 1962, Dennis Foley volunteered to join the army in the hopes of someday getting into West Point. He was only eighteen years old. At basic training in Fort Dix, New Jersey, a presentation by two impressive, self-confident special forces sergeants made an indelible impression on him. His career would come full circle. In 1972, wearing a green beret, Foley would be given command of his own A-Team.

Nicolas S. a passé dix-neuf ans dans les forces spéciales, au sein du Commando Parachutiste de l'Air n°10, où il a assumé les fonctions de chef de groupe action et chef de mission. Aux côtés de ses frères d'armes, il a traqué et combattu les ennemis de la France sur trois continents, exécutant les missions les plus sensibles de la république : capture de chefs terroristes et de criminels de guerre, libération d'otages, sauvetage et évacuation de citoyens français en zone de crise.

Trouvant ses études en Maths Sup ennuyeuses à mourir, Alexandre Alex rêve de s'engager dans l'armée et de devenir " commando ", bien qu'il n'ait aucune idée de ce que cela peut réellement signifier. Quand un recruteur tente de lui vendre la fonction de " commando informatique " pour lui faire intégrer les transmissions au lieu de le renseigner sur les forces spéciales, Alexandre n'est pas loin de se laisser tenter... Mais il opte finalement pour l'École des sous-officiers de Saint-Maixent, où son classement de sortie lui permet d'intégrer le 1er RPIMa en qualité de " sergent direct ".

Veteran police detective and bestselling author, David A. Yuzuk, brings you this gripping collection of spectacular battle stories and trial-by-fire lessons of honor and duty from WWII to Iraq, all in one action-packed volume.

As a commander of Delta Force - the most elite counter terrorist organization in the world - Pete Blaber took part in some of the most dangerous, controversial, and significant military and political events of our time. Now he takes his intimate knowledge of warfare - and the heart, mind, and spirit it takes to win - and moves his focus from the combat zone to civilian life. As the smoke clears from exciting stories about never-before-revealed top-secret missions that were executed all over the globe, listeners will emerge wiser, more capable, and more ready for life's personal victories than they ever thought possible.

A Green Beret's gripping memoir of American Special Forces in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War.

Ancien membre des forces spéciales britanniques, il partage dans ce livre son entraînement intense, qui l'a poussé au-delà des limites du possible tant physiquement que mentalement. En 13 années passées au sein des forces armées, il a servi dans les parachutistes de la British Army, dans les commandos des Royal Marines et dans le SBS, les forces spéciales de la Royal Navy, réalisant la « Sainte Trinité » des forces armées britanniques. En tant que meneur du SBS, Ant a toujours été le premier à franchir la porte, le premier homme dans l'obscurité et le premier en danger.

The unforgiving Afghan winter settled upon the 22 men of Marine Special Operations Team 8222, call sign Dagger 22, in the remote and hostile river valley of Bala Murghab, Afghanistan. The Taliban fighters in the region would have liked nothing more than to once again go dormant and rest until the new spring fighting season began. No chance of that - this winter would be different.

Dale Hanson takes us from a northern Minnesota boyhood to the incredible stresses of US special operations during the Vietnam War, the deadly world of MAC-V-SOG, the top-secret Special Forces project that conducted America’s secret war against the Communist forces on the Ho Chi Minh Trail. Shrouded in mystery and equipped with exotic weaponry, SOG operators suffered casualty rates in excess of 100 percent for three successive years.

Met deze persoonlijke verhalen en adviezen van Sander Aarts, een van de best getrainde militairen van Nederland en instructeur in de serie Special Forces VIPS, kun je elke missie in je leven voorbereiden en uitvoeren. Voor de lezers van Ray Klaassen en Dai Carter: Na het succes van Niet te breken geeft Sander Aarts in zijn tweede boek advies om optimaal te kunnen presteren, onder alle omstandigheden. Helder gestructureerd zet hij uiteen hoe je elke 'missie' in je leven kunt voorbereiden en uitvoeren, wat die missie ook is.

The New York Times bestselling true account of John Chapman, Medal of Honor recipient and Special Ops Combat Controller, and his heroic one-man stand during the Afghan War, as he sacrificed his life to save the lives of twenty-three comrades-in-arms. In the predawn hours of March 4, 2002, just...

An inside look at today's special operations sniper and an in depth look at the career of Chris Kyle from those who knew him and fought alongside him. Most people think of snipers as shooters perched in urban hides, dealing out death unseen from a considerable distance. But this description...

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER ‘A terrific book … It really is one of the most enjoyable histories I’ve read in many a year’ JAMES HOLLAND ‘Riveting … A brilliant account’ DAILY MAIL THE FIRST AUTHORISED HISTORY OF THE SBS. Britain’s SBS – or Special Boat Service – was the...

One of the most highly regarded special operations soldiers in American military history shares his war stories and personal battle with PTSD. As a senior non-commissioned officer of the most elite and secretive special operations unit in the U.S. military, Command Sergeant Major Tom Satterly...

Following the 9/11 attacks, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld directed the Marine Corps to establish a unit that would answer to US Special Operations Command. The eighty-six-man "Detachment One" was formed with a two-year charter to train and deploy as a "proof-of-concept" to assess the viability of a larger Marine Special Operations contribution in support of the Global War on Terror. For such a departure from the norm, a special leader was needed.

David Stirling is the name synonymous with the wartime SAS, but the real brains behind the operation was in fact Bill Stirling, David’s eldest brother. Bill was described in the SAS War Diary as a ‘man from the shadows’; it was an apt description for, unlike his attention seeking brother, Bill shunned the spotlight. Now for the first time the truth – and the triumph – of 2SAS is revealed.

For three decades one of the most secretive units in the British military has been a mystery force known as X Platoon. Officially there was no X Platoon. The forty men in its elite number were specially selected from across the Armed Forces, at which point they simply ceased to exist. X Platoon had no budget, no weaponry, no vehicles and no kit - apart from what its men could beg, borrow or steal from other military units. For the first time a highly decorated veteran of this specialised force - otherwise known as the Pathfinders - reveals its unique story.

These are the combat experiences of the first Marine to command a special operations task force, recounted against a backdrop of his journey from raw Second Lieutenant to seasoned Colonel and Task Force Commander; from leading Marines through the streets of Mogadishu, Baghdad, Fallujah and Mosul to directing multi-national special operations forces in a dauntingly complex fight against a formidable foe.