10 MOST ELITE SPECIAL FORCES IN THE WORLD

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  • The Longest Winter: The Battle of the Bulge and the Epic Story of WWII's Most Decorated Platoon

    • ASIN: 0306814404
    • ISBN: 0306814404
    • Brand: Kershaw, Alex
    • Manufacturer: Da Capo Press

    The epic story of the vastly outnumbered platoon that stopped Germany's leading assault in the Ardennes forest and prevented Hitler's most fearsome tanks from overtaking American positionsOn the morning of December 16, 1944, eighteen men of the Intelligence and Reconnaissance platoon attached to the 99th Infantry Division found themselves directly ... [Read More]

  • Luftwaffe KG 200: The German Air Force's Most Secret Unit of World War II (Stackpole Military History Series)

    • UPC: 011557016611
    • ASIN: 0811716619
    • ISBN: 0811716619
    • Manufacturer: Stackpole Books

    Shrouded in secrecy during World War II and obscured by myth ever since, Kampfgeschwader 200 (200th Bomb Wing) remains one of the Luftwaffe's most fascinating formations. Considered a special-operations unit, KG 200 delivered spies while flying captured Allied aircraft, conducted clandestine reconnaissance missions, and tested Germany's newest weap... [Read More]

  • The Ghost Army of World War II: How One Top-Secret Unit Deceived the Enemy with Inflatable Tanks, Sound Effects, and Other Audacious Fakery

    • UPC: 884918988304
    • ASIN: 1616893184
    • ISBN: 1616893184
    • Brand: Princeton Architectural Press
    • Manufacturer: Princeton Architectural Press

    "The Ghost Army of World War II describes a perfect example of a little-known, highly imaginative, and daring maneuver that helped open the way for the final drive to Germany. It is a riveting tale told through personal accounts and sketches along the way—ultimately, a story of success against great odds. I enjoyed it enormously." – Tom BrokawI... [Read More]

  • Small Unit Leadership: A Commonsense Approach

    • ASIN: 0891411739
    • ISBN: 9780891411734
    • Manufacturer: Presidio Press

    Required reading for all present and future leaders, this classic is for those who have to "get the job done"--military or not.

  • House to House: An Epic Memoir of War

    • ASIN: B000W5MI12
    • Manufacturer: Free Press

  • Mitsubishi Ki-67/Ki-109 Hiryu in Japanese Army Air Force Service: (Schiffer Military/Aviation History)

    • ASIN: 0764303503
    • ISBN: 0764303503
    • Brand: Brand: Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.
    • Manufacturer: Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.

    The JAAF Mitsubishi Ki-67/Ki-109 HIRYU (Peggy) is presented in this volume. All variations, markings and units are covered in this, the eighth in a multi-volume series.

  • Go For Broke: The Nisei Warriors of World War II Who Conquered Germany, Japan, and American Bigotry

    • ASIN: 0979689619
    • ISBN: 0979689619
    • Brand: Brand: American Legacy Historical Press
    • Manufacturer: American Legacy Historical Press

    Japanese-Americans were forcefully removed from their homes and businesses, and placed in "relocation" camps throughout the West. With countless instances of "Gestapo-like" tactics used against them, no one would have faulted them for being bitter or angry at the country that held them captive. Instead, the remarkable story of these Nesei (first ge... [Read More]

  • Power Team world peacekeeper's military defense unit

    • UPC: 798256313295
    • ASIN: B0051TYPTC
    • Brand: World Peacekeepers
    • Manufacturer: Peterkin UK Ltd

    World Peacekeepers is a superb range of collectable military action figures with many compatible accessories and vehicles available. This 1:18 scale playset contains 3 action figures that are fully articulated for maximum movement, 3 stone wall defences, machine gun and various small accessories. Age 3+.

  • Mosquito Fighter/Fighter-Bomber Units of World War 2 (Osprey Combat Aircraft 9)

    • ASIN: 1855327317
    • ISBN: 9781855327313
    • Manufacturer: Osprey Publishing

    The second volume in the trilogy of Combat Aircraft titles devoted to de Havilland's 'wooden wonder', this book focuses on the Mosquito fighter/fighter-bomber variants, and their users. From its earliest development phase, the aircraft was considered as much a fighter as a bomber, and this was duly reflected when the original 1940 Air Ministry orde... [Read More]

  • Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two

    • ASIN: 0142405965
    • ISBN: 0142405965
    • Brand: Speak
    • Manufacturer: Speak

    "Readers who choose the book for the attraction of Navajo code talking and the heat of battle will come away with more than they ever expected to find."—Booklist, starred review Throughout World War II, in the conflict fought against Japan, Navajo code talkers were a crucial part of the U.S. effort, sending messages back and forth in an unbreakab... [Read More]

  • The Elite Forces Wilderness Survival Guide: Survival Skills from the World's Most Elite Military Units

    • ASIN: 0312591446
    • ISBN: 0312591446
    • Manufacturer: St. Martin's Griffin

    The Elite Forces Wilderness Survival Guide introduces the core skills needed to survive in a wilderness environment. With tips and techniques based on special forces practice, the book is divided into seven convenient chapters, dealing with equipment and clothing, water and plant food, hunting and cooking, shelter and camp skills, dangers, first ai... [Read More]

  • Alpha One Sixteen: A Combat Infantryman's Year in Vietnam

    • ASIN: B07FCPPN9N
    • Manufacturer: Casemate

    A Military Book Club main selectionPeter Clark's year in Vietnam began in July 1966, when he was shipped out with hundreds of other young recruits, as a replacement in the 1st Infantry Division. Clark was assigned to the Alpha Company. Clark gives a visceral, vivid and immediate account of life in the platoon, as he progresses from green recruit to... [Read More]

  • The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Uniforms of World War I: An expert guide to the uniforms of Britain, France, Russia, America, Germany and Austro-Hungary with over 450 colour illustrations

    • ASIN: 0754823407
    • ISBN: 0754823407
    • Manufacturer: Lorenz Books

    Expert and stunning illustrations show in painstaking detail the uniforms and their developments for all the major nations involved in World War I.

  • World War II US Cavalry Units: Pacific Theater (Elite)

    • ASIN: 1846034515
    • ISBN: 9781846034510
    • Manufacturer: Osprey Publishing

    Osprey's elite series title for all cavalry units that participated in World War II (1939-1945). At the time of Pearl Harbor, the United States Army still had ten cavalry regiments that were mounted on horses. One, the 26th (Filipino Scouts) fought on horseback in the Philippines, while the rest were dismounted and fought as infantry. Despite this,... [Read More]

  • A-26 Invader Units of World War 2 (Combat Aircraft)

    • ASIN: 1846034310
    • ISBN: 1846034310
    • Brand: A-G-D
    • Manufacturer: Osprey Publishing

    Osprey's study of the A-26 Invader Units' participation in World War II (1939-1945). Designed to combine the bombing capability of the B-26 Marauder with the versatility of the ground-attack A-20 Havoc, the A-26 Invader would become the USAAF's attack bomber par excellence. Capable of flying low-level strafing or conventional bombing missions by si... [Read More]

  • Finding Your Father's War : A Practical Guide to Researching and Understanding Service in the World War II Us Army

    • ASIN: 1612001998
    • ISBN: 1612001998
    • Brand: Brand: Casemate
    • Manufacturer: Casemate

    Originally published in 2006 and selling through three printings, this invaluable guide has been revised and updated for a new edition. In this work, leading military historian and researcher, Jonathan Gawne, explains and shares the techniques he uses to research archives, libraries, veteran associations, and myriad other sources of information to ... [Read More]

  • Silent Invaders: Combat Gliders of the Second World War

    • ASIN: 1625450001
    • ISBN: 1625450001
    • Manufacturer: Fonthill Media

    Combat gliders were called by some as ‘Death Crates’, ‘Purple Heart Boxes’, ‘Flying Coffins’ and ‘Tow Targets’. They were not pretty and had no graceful lines. Viewed from the front, they had a pug nose and a sloping Neanderthal forehead. Their wings looked like the heavily starched ears of a jackrabbit placed at right angles on a c... [Read More]

  • Groupe de Combat 12, 'Les Cigognes': France's Ace Fighter Group in World War 1 (Aviation Elite Units)

    • ASIN: 1841767530
    • ISBN: 1841767530
    • Manufacturer: Osprey Publishing

    This book traces the combat history of the most famous and highest-scoring fighter group in France's World War I Aviation Militaire. Groupe de Combat 12 boasted the highest-scoring Allied fighter pilot, René Fonck, and France's most celebrated hero of the air, Georges Guynemer. Its ranks included numerous other famous aces, such as Rene's Dorme, A... [Read More]

  • Aliens: Bug Hunt

    • ASIN: B01IZT7YXS
    • Manufacturer: Titan Books

    Eighteen brand new stories—exclusive to this collection—featuring the Colonial Marines in bloody conflict with the deadly Aliens. ALIENS: BUG HUNT will send the marines into deep space, to alien worlds, to derelict space settlements, and into the nests of the universe’s most dangerous monsters.

  • Click N' Play Military Logistics Transport Unit 16 Piece Play Set with Accessories.

    • UPC: 712038449934
    • ASIN: B076KR4JTB
    • Brand: Click N' Play
    • Manufacturer: Click N' Play

    Get a firsthand experience and a glimpse of the front lines of battle with this military action packed pretend play set figures, military vehicles and equipment. Set out on top secret special operations missions on enemy territory with the elite special OPS units. A action packed military action figure pretend play set with authentic real life desi... [Read More]

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