U.S. Special Warfare: The Elite Combat Skills of America's Modern Armed Forces

by Samuel A. Southworth

Book Overview

For many centuries, the job of everyday soldiers, the "grunts," was the same-"see the hill, take the hill." But the combat role of today's U.S. soldier has undergone a radical change. The recent revolution in the art of soldiering in America emphasizes a smaller, but more highly specialized and technologically equipped, armed force. Now, even everyday soldiers in America's armed forces specialize in elite combat skills that use the very latest high-tech...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0306813572
• ISBN13: 9780306813573
• Release Date: September 2004
• Publisher: Da Capo Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.1" x 7.0"