SWORDS OF LIGHTNING
Written by Terry White
Published by Brassey's
in 1992
ISBN: 0080409768
SWORDS OF LIGHTNING
Written by Terry White.
Stock no. 1604840
1st.
1992.
Hardback.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Special forces and the changing face of warfare. B/w photos. ISBN: 0080409768. Wrapper lightly edge creased.
Front cover
Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: Origins and Roles of the Special Forces
- Part One: Techniques for the Impossible: Selection and Training for Special Operations
- 1. Selection
- 2. Continuation Training
- 3. Training for Any Role Anywhere
- 4. Covert Insertion and Extraction
- 5. The Hidden Heroes of Special Operations
- Part Two: The Military Roles of the Special Forces
- 6. Helping Your Friends to Help Themselves - Training Anti-Insurgents, Partisans and Mercenaries
- 7. Hearts and Minds; Indo-China
- 8. The Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol
- 9. Combat Rescue
- 10. Raids, Sabotage and Assassination
- Part Three: The Changing Face of Warfare
- 11. War by Proxy - Deniable operations
- 12. Counter-Terrorism
- 13. The Quick Reaction Force
- Postscript
- List of Acronyms
- Bibliography
- Index