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America's elite : US Special Forces from the American Revolution to the present day

"[This book] tells the complete story of how the US Army, Navy and Air Force have developed and used elite soldiers from the 18th century to the present day. It studies the development and history of Special Forces operatives from Rogers' Rangers and early sharpshooters to Marine Force Recon and the Navy SEALs... He explains the training and selection procedures that are in place for America's elite Special Forces units and describes some of the technology and equipment which separate regular soldiers from their Special Forces counterparts"--Dust jacket.

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  • ""[This book] tells the complete story of how the US Army, Navy and Air Force have developed and used elite soldiers from the 18th century to the present day. It studies the development and history of Special Forces operatives from Rogers' Rangers and early sharpshooters to Marine Force Recon and the Navy SEALs... He explains the training and selection procedures that are in place for America's elite Special Forces units and describes some of the technology and equipment which separate regular soldiers from their Special Forces counterparts"--Dust jacket."@en
  • ""America's Elite tells the complete story of how the US Army, Navy, and Air Force has developed and used elite soldiers from the 18th century to the present day. It studies the development and history of Special Forces operatives from Rogers' Rangers and early sharpshooters to Marine Force Recon and the Navy SEALs. Editor Chris McNab takes the reader through some of the most dramatic Special Forces operations in US history, from sniping British commanders during the Revolutionary War, to riverine incursions in the Mekong Delta, and from the famous Cabanatuan prison raid to the Rangers' "Blackhawk Down" battle in Mogadishu in 1993, right up to the dramatic SEAL assault on bin Laden's compound in 2011. McNab explains the training and selection procedures that are in place for America's elite Special Forces units and describes some of the technology and equipment which separate regular soldiers from their Special Forces counterparts. Illustrated throughout with striking photography and artworks, America's Elite forms the most comprehensive and visually impressive single-volume guide to US Special Forces available."--Book Jacket."@en
  • "Explains the history of using Special Forces soldiers in the U.S. Army, Navy, and Air Force."
  • "America's Elites takes the reader through some of the most dramatic special forces operations in US history, from sniping British commanders during the Revolutionary War to Riverine incursions in the Mekong Delta in Vietnam, and from demolition missions on D-Day to the SEAL assault on Osama bin Laden's compound in 2011. Training and selection procedures are explained in detail, and the book also describes some of the technologies that have separated regular soldiers from their Special Forces counterparts. Illustrated throughout with striking photography and artworks, America's Elites forms."@en

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  • "Naval history"
  • "History"
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  • "Military history"
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  • "America's elite : US Special Forces from the American Revolution to the present day"
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  • "America's Elite US Special Forces from the American Revolution to the Present Day"
  • "America's Elite US Special Forces from the American Revolution to the Present Day"@en
  • "America's elite : U.S. Special Forces from the American Revolution to the present day"

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