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America’s Elite
US Special Forces from the American Revolution to the Present Day
America’s Elite
US Special Forces from the American Revolution to the Present Day
Description
The definitive illustrated history of American Special Forces, including their training, tactics, weapons and famous missions.
America's Elites takes the reader through some of the most dramatic special forces operations in US history, from sniping British commanders during the Revolutionary War to Riverine incursions in the Mekong Delta in Vietnam, and from demolition missions on D-Day to the SEAL assault on Osama bin Laden's compound in 2011.
Training and selection procedures are explained in detail, and the book also describes some of the technologies that have separated regular soldiers from their Special Forces counterparts.
Illustrated throughout with striking photography and artworks, America's Elites forms the most comprehensive and visually impressive single-volume guide to US Special Forces available.
Table of Contents
Colonial and Civil War Warriors
Elite Troops of World War II
Vietnam and Cold War Special Forces
Post-Vietnam Special Operations Forces 1975–2000
New Wars
Conclusion
Glossary
Bibliography and Further Reading
Index
Product details
| Published | Mar 20 2013 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (Epub & Mobi) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 376 |
| ISBN | 9781782003168 |
| Imprint | Osprey Publishing |
| Illustrations | 100 b/w; 120 col |
| Series | General Military |
| Short code | GNM |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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