Elite Warriors: The Special Forces of the United States and Its Allies

152 Pages·1995·12.86 MB·English

by  George Sullivan

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THE SPECIAL FORCES OF
THE UNITED STATES AND ITS ALLIES
George Sullivan
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Summary: Examinesthetrainingandoperationofthespecializedmilitaryunits
inthearmedservicesoftheUnitedStatesandsomeofitsallies.
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Contents
Introduction vii
1 U.S. ARMY SPECIAL FORCES 1
2 U.S. NAVY SEALS 19
3 DELTA FORCE 33
4 U.S ARMY RANGERS 53
5 U.S. AIR FORCE SPECIAL FORCES 65
6 GREAT BRITAIN 75
Special Air Service Regiment 76
Special Boat Squadron 86
The Commachio Group 87
7 GERMANY 89
GSG9 93
1st Gebirgsjager Division 97
8 OTHER NATO COUNTRIES 103
Belgium 104
Canada 105
France 106
Italy 109
The Netherlands 110
9 ISRAEL 115
Special Forces-Related Abbreviations
and Acronyms 123
For Additional Reading 127
Index 128
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