THE ELITE: THE A-Z ENCYCLOPEDIA OF MODERN SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES by Leigh Neville ( 9781472824295 )

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THE ELITE: THE A-Z ENCYCLOPEDIA OF MODERN SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES

By:

Leigh Neville

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Hardback

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1472824296

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9781472824295

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Publisher:

BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING PLC

Pub. date:

30 November, 2017

Pages:

364

Synopsis:

Using previously unpublished images from around the world, as well as maps and illustrations, The Elite: The A-Z Encyclopedia of Modern Special Forces is the ultimate guide to the secretive world of modern Special Forces. It sends the reader back in time to operations such as Eagle Claw in Iran and the recapture of the Iranian Embassy in London and then forward to recent operations against al Shabaab and Islamic State. Entries also detail units ranging from the New Zealand SAS Group to the Polish GROM and key individuals from Iraq counter-terrorism strategist General Stanley McChrystal to Victoria Cross recipient SASR Corporal Mark Donaldson. Answering questions such as how much the latest four-tube night vision goggles worn by the SEALs in Zero Dark Thirty cost, what types of parachutes are used to covertly parachute into a target location, and if Special Forces still use HALO jumps, this book is the definitive single-source guide to the world's elite Special Forces.

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Osprey Publishing

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