Summary: A great new book from Casemate that covers the behind the scenes planning and operations for Desert One. These Special Operators infiltrated Tehran, rented vans and transport vehicles, stored them in a local warehouse in preparation for an embassy takedown, airfield seizure, and what would have been the biggest rescue operation in American history. …
Another great book by Nick Jacobellis that covers the training and tribulations of K-9 dogs, their handlers and the ups and downs of the K-9 Training Academy. K-9 warriors have long been heralded as the unsung heroes of the battle field and law enforcement operations. Called to do bit and hold, rescue operations, and other …
The LRP/LRDG was created by Major Ralph A. Bagnold, a British Army Officer who spent the better part of a decade exploring the Libyan Desert before the outbreak of
hostilities in World War II. Based on his experiences as a peacetime explorer, Bagnold
envisioned the need for the British Army to deploy a motorized reconnaissance force, to
patrol the Libyan Desert in any future conflict that took place in the Middle East. In
many respects, Bagnold’s plan revitalized a concept that was effectively used in World
War I, when the British Light Car Patrols protected the Egyptian frontier from the
Turkish and German backed Senussi in the Western Desert.
An excellent history of “Det A”. A Special Forces unit with about 100 personnel stationed in Berlin which at that time was in the middle of East Germany! This unit and its personnel were considered legend over the years in the Special Forces community in the US and Europe. Shortly after World War II and …
Elite Series 229 Each book in the Elite series focuses on a single army or elite unit, military tactics or a group of famous commanders. Military uniforms, insignia and equipment are shown in full color artwork. Elite Books cover the full spectrum of military history, examining the greatest armies, units and commanders of the ancient, …
Osprey Publishing, Raid Series of Books, Raid 48. Author – Bret Werner. Illustrator- Peter Dennis Bret’s book details the history and most famous battle of the First Special Service Force at Monte La Difensa in Italy during WWII. A legendary raid the cemented 1st Special Forces in legend and history. Formed in the early stages …
Book Review of Joys of War – From the French Foreign Legion, the SAS and into hell with PTSD by John-Paul Jordan, Pen and Sword Books. A striking reminder that all the warrior’s kills, destruction, battle, wars, narrows escapes from death have an end result on the body as well as the mind. This book …
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The Battle for Monte La Difensa was part of Operation Raincoat and took place between 3 December and 9 December 1943 in Italy. The battle ended in an Allied victory. British Prime Minister Winston Churchill called it “the soft underbelly of Europe.” War correspondent Ernie Pyle called it that “tough old gut.” “It” was Italy. …
On the morning of July 25, 1943, King Victor Emmanuel who had backed Benito Mussolini ever since his March on Rome in 1922 told Il Duce, “The game is over, Mussolini . . . you’ll have to go.” Upon leaving the king’s villa, a carabinieri captain arrested Mussolini who took him to a secret location in Rome “for …
Otto Skorzeny’s Rescue of Mussolini – 12 September 1943 Read More »
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