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" America's Elite : "
Chris McNab.
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BL
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592390
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b421609
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| Main Entry
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McNab, Chris,1970-
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America's Elite : : U.S. Special Forces from the American Revolution to the Present Day /\ Chris McNab.
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376 pages :: illustrations (some color), color maps, portraits ;; 25 cm
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9781780962849 (hbk)
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: 1780962843 (hbk)
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| Notes
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Reprint. Originally published: 2012.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 363-365) and index.
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| Contents
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Introduction -- Colonial and Civil War Warriors -- Elite Troops of World War II -- Vietnam and Cold War Special Forces -- Post-Vietnam Special Operations Forces 1975-2000 -- New Wars .
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"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.
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Special forces (Military science)-- United States.
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United States, History, Military.
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United States, History, Naval.
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356/.160973
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UA 23.M425 2013
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