From the world's finest warriors to admiration for Arctic adventurers, a flick through this month's releases...

摘要

Providing the details and history of some of the world's elite units, Nigel Cawthorne focuses on several well-known missions to highlight the abilities of special forces. Among the operations featured are the actions of the US Rangers in Vietnam and of the SBS in Afghanistan. Refreshingly, in addition to success stories the author has included occasions when operatives were let down by intelligence or equipment failures. Written in an engaging, journalistic style, the reader is quickly drawn into the action. Each chapter highlights a different force making this title easy to pick up at intervals without the need to backtrack.