In the Combat Zone

by Robin Neillands

Book Overview

The Green Berets. The Navy SEALs. The secret Delta Force. The British SAS. The Israeli Mossad. Almost every country has a special force unit in their military. But what do they do, whom do they recruit, and how do they train? Robin Neillands, renowned military historian and himself a former Royal Marine Commando, tells the story of special forces since the end of the World War II, where possible in the words of the soldiers themselves. He describes...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814757952
• ISBN13: 9780814757956
• Release Date: March 1998
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 1 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.5" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

A book filled with information on special forces and warfare

Great book, filled cover to cover with info about special forces. I loved the book for its complete cover on the subject. However, in my opinion, it may get alittle boring, and I jumped few not-so interesting text-parts over. And for what I would've wished for, would've been more information about recent wars, in the gulf, for example. But what was great was that it covered from 1917 (if I remember correct) to recent day, a very great deal of British and American special force activity. And you have to love the complete index of world's special forces in the back. It even lists the Finnish Airborne Rangers. A definite plus from my patriotic point of view.