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020 _a9781844155583 (hbk) :
_c19.99 GBP
100 1 _aSTILWELL Alexander
245 _aSpecial forces in action /
_cAlexander Stilwell.
260 _aBarnsley UK :
_bPen and Sword,
_c2007
300 _a192 p. :
_bcol. ill.
520 _aThe introduction provides a short history of special forces, the rest of the book consists mainly of descriptive accounts of their roles in some recent conflicts. These are: Gulf War 1991, Somalia, The Balkans, countering the narcotics trade in South America, Sierra Leone, Afghanistan, Iraq, and most recently in counterterrorism.
650 _aSPECIAL FORCES
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