Special Forces: The Changing Face of Warfare

by Mark Lloyd

From biblical times, special units of elite warriors have been separated from the mass of forces in order to undertake especially demanding roles on the battlefield. In the last 50 years, every national force has refined the tasks of special-purposes troops to a point where small teams of experts can be deployed on misssions where only stealth, expertise and mobility can bring results, where large numbers are impractical or superfluous. This well-reasoned...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1854091700
• ISBN13: 9781854091703
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: Arms & Armour Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.5"