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Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > Special & elite forces

Always Faithful, Always Forward - The Forging of a Special Operations Marine (Paperback): Dick Couch Always Faithful, Always Forward - The Forging of a Special Operations Marine (Paperback)
Dick Couch 1
R290 R241 Discovery Miles 2 410 Save R49 (17%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Established in 1986, the U.S. Special Operations Command was set up to bring the special operational disciplines of all branches of the military under a single, unified command to act on missions involving unconventional warfare, special reconnaissance, foreign internal defense, and direct action... The Marine Special Operations Command ("MARSOC") is the newest component of the military's shift toward a fully integrated Special Operations Command structure. At first, the Marines were strongly against any Marines serving under anyone other than another Marine. Then 9/11 happened. In the years following, Marine forces found themselves growing more agreeable to inter-branch operational command, finally forming the Marine Special Operations Command in 2006. Always Faithful, Always Forward follows the journey of a class of Marine candidates from their recruitment, through assessment and selection, to their qualification as Marines Special Operators. Retired Navy Captain Dick Couch has been given unprecedented access to this new command and to the individual Marines of this exceptional special-operations unit, allowing him to chronicle the history and development of the Marine Special Operations Command and how they find, recruit, and train their special operators.

America'S Covert Warriors - Inside the World of Private Military Contractors (Hardcover, New): Shawn Engbrecht America'S Covert Warriors - Inside the World of Private Military Contractors (Hardcover, New)
Shawn Engbrecht
R797 R664 Discovery Miles 6 640 Save R133 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Private military contractors, especially those in Iraq, have taken on far more than their original mandates required. Initially intended for combat support, they have become full-fledged warriors, many with little experience, scant oversight, and no accountability to the rules of engagement that constrain the U.S. military and coalition forces. When the occupation of Iraq turned into a fight against an insurgency, overwhelming U.S. and coalition military forces, the demand for private military contractors skyrocketed in 2003 and 2004. The explosive growth of such firms as Blackwater, Crescent, and others resulted in a relaxation of recruitment standards at precisely the same time that the U.S. military s own standards of recruitment began to falter, but the standards for private military contractors fell much further and faster. The predictable result included excessive civilian casualties, a human tragedy whose full dimensions have yet to be seen by the American public.Shawn Engbrecht has been training and recruiting private military contractors for more than a decade. Acknowledging that some private military contractors are out of control, he argues that the oft-made suggestion to fire them all is not the solution. Instead, Engbrecht contends that with proper training and development of recruits, along with enforceable regulation and oversight, private security companies can be successfully integrated into a total force package with a professional operational staff.

Motstandsnaste WN 62 - Omaha Beach, Normandie 1944 (Swedish, Hardcover): Helmut K Von Keusgen Motstandsnaste WN 62 - Omaha Beach, Normandie 1944 (Swedish, Hardcover)
Helmut K Von Keusgen
R1,005 Discovery Miles 10 050 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

"Jag tycker det har ar en mycket bra bok. Alltsammans gick till precis som herr von Keusgen har beskrivit det" Hans Seibach, veteran fran motstandsnastet 62 WN; "Battre och askadligare kan man inte skriva om en stoedjepunkt och dess soldater." Hein Severloh, veteran fran WN 62; "Den har boken kan alla rekommenderas eftersom den ytterst askadligt skildrar stoedjepunktens sanna historia,den roerande manskliga sidan av hur den intogs liksom stridshandlingarnas tragiska omfattning, samtidigt som den hedrar de besegrade soldaterna." Volker Gremler, redaktionell medarbetare i Deutsches Waffenjournal.

Section D for Destruction - Forerunner of SOE (Hardcover): Malcolm Atkin Section D for Destruction - Forerunner of SOE (Hardcover)
Malcolm Atkin
R768 R627 Discovery Miles 6 270 Save R141 (18%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

When Neville Chamberlain made his famous Peace in Our Time statement in 1938, after the Munich Agreement with Hitler, he may, or may not, have been aware that the new Section D of the Secret Intelligence Service was already making plans to mount an all-out political and sabotage war against Nazi Germany. This was a new form of warfare, encompassing bribery, black propaganda and sabotage by agents described as having no morals or scruples. To the horror of many, it disregarded the conventions of neutrality and was prepared to hit the Nazi state wherever it could do most damage. Malcolm Atkin reveals how Section Ds struggle to build a European wide anti-Nazi resistance movement was met with widespread suspicion from government, to the extent of a systematic destruction of its reputation. It was, however, a key pioneer of irregular warfare that led to the formation of the famous Special Operations Executive (SOE). His study is the first in-depth account of it to be published since the release of previously secret documents to the National Archives.

Terrorist Hunter (Paperback): Tamer Elnoury Terrorist Hunter (Paperback)
Tamer Elnoury 1
R278 R228 Discovery Miles 2 280 Save R50 (18%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The gripping true story of the undercover agent risking his life to fight terrorism Their aim was to kill as many people as possible. His mission was to stop them. A terrorist plot to kill hundreds of innocent people. An undercover agent posing as a wealthy Al-Qaeda sympathiser. A race against time to gain the terrorists' trust and bring them down. Before it's too late... In the aftermath of 9/11, long-time undercover FBI agent Tamer Elnoury joined an elite counterterrorism unit. Its mission: to infiltrate terror cells, gain detailed knowledge of their networks and bring them successfully to justice. Writing under a pseudonym, Tamer Elnoury here tells the hair-raising true story of life undercover, risking his life to keep us safe.

Go! Go! Go! - The SAS. The Iranian Embassy Siege. The True Story (Paperback): Will Pearson, Rusty Firmin Go! Go! Go! - The SAS. The Iranian Embassy Siege. The True Story (Paperback)
Will Pearson, Rusty Firmin 1
R250 R200 Discovery Miles 2 000 Save R50 (20%) In Stock

Inspiration for the major motion picture 6 Days, starring Jamie Bell as Rusty Firmin Go! Go! Go! tells the action-packed story of the 1980 Iranian Embassy siege. It is a comprehensive and gripping account of an unforgettable six-day drama that shook Britain - and the wider world - to the core. Drawing on original and unseen source material from ex-SAS soldier Rusty Firmin, the police and the British Government, Go! Go! Go! takes us to the heart of the whole operation. The assault planning and training, strategy and tactics are described in detail, and the personal stories of the gunmen revealed - who they were, where they came from, why they did it and Saddam Hussein's direct involvement. Compelling accounts of each day of the siege from the hostages' points of view show how they dealt with captivity individually and collectively. And new material explains the negotiators' tactics and their cool exterior versus their internal turmoil as negotiations reached crisis point.

Silent Coup of the Guardians - The Influence of US Military Elites on National Security (Hardcover): Todd Andrew Schmidt Silent Coup of the Guardians - The Influence of US Military Elites on National Security (Hardcover)
Todd Andrew Schmidt
R1,805 Discovery Miles 18 050 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Growing political radicalization and polarization in American government has created a scarcity of civilian leadership, knowledge, expertise, and power. Political rivals and adversaries, too busy combating each other, have abandoned the helm of the ship of state, setting reason, compromise, intellectual curiosity, and effective governing adrift. A faction of exceptionally capable and influential guardians-America's military elites-increasingly fill roles in civil society and government intended for competent, democratically elected or political appointed civilian leadership accountable to the American electorate.Todd Schmidt demonstrates that US military elites play an exceptionally powerful role due to their extraordinary powerful role due to their extraordinary influence over policy process, outcome, and implementation. Through personal interviews with high-ranking national security experts across six presidential administrations, Schmidt concludes that nuanced relationships between military elites, the president, and Congress; decision-making in national security and foreign policy; and the balance of power in civil-military relations suggest a potential trend of praetorian behavior among military elites. A silent coup of the guardians has occurred, and professionals and citizens need to ask what should be done rebalance US civil-military relations.

Albanische Muslime in Der Waffen-SS - Von "Grossalbanien" Zur Division "Skanderbeg" (German, Hardcover): Franziska A Zaugg Albanische Muslime in Der Waffen-SS - Von "Grossalbanien" Zur Division "Skanderbeg" (German, Hardcover)
Franziska A Zaugg
R1,979 Discovery Miles 19 790 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
7th Panzer Division: An Illustrated History of Rommel's "Ght Division" 1938-1945 (Hardcover, illustrated edition): Hasso... 7th Panzer Division: An Illustrated History of Rommel's "Ght Division" 1938-1945 (Hardcover, illustrated edition)
Hasso V. Manteuffel
R887 R700 Discovery Miles 7 000 Save R187 (21%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The 7th Panzer Divison was one of the outstanding armored units of World War II, and became famous during the Battle of France in 1940 with Erwin Rommel as its commander. This photographic chronicle, by famed Knights Cross holder Hasso v. Manteuffel, traces the path of the 7th PD through its entire war history on a variety of fronts.

SS Officers List (as of January 1942): SS-Standartfuhrer to SS-Oberstgruppenfuhrer - Assignments and Decorations of the Senior... SS Officers List (as of January 1942): SS-Standartfuhrer to SS-Oberstgruppenfuhrer - Assignments and Decorations of the Senior SS Officer Corps (Paperback, Facsimile Ed)
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
R571 R465 Discovery Miles 4 650 Save R106 (19%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The January 1942 Dienstalterliste lists the hundreds of officers in the SS from full Colonel to General. Detailing their post at that time during the war, this wartime publication, available now for the first time in a facsimile edition, also gives significant decorations they were awarded. Their ranks and most recent promotion dates are listed as well as State, Police and NSDAP posts. Illustrated with more than forty rare photos, this rare publication provides detailed information for historians and militaria collectors. Fully indexed.

Viet Cong: A Photographic Portrait (Hardcover): Edward J. Emering Viet Cong: A Photographic Portrait (Hardcover)
Edward J. Emering
R1,223 R936 Discovery Miles 9 360 Save R287 (23%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The Viet Cong have long remained a mystery even to those who fought against them during America's longest and most divisive war. They have been given many acronyms and slang names by the American fighting men; included among them are V.C., Charlie and other less complimentary terms. They have been portrayed in many guises by the American press and popular Hollywood films. None, however, have really addressed the Viet Cong in human terms. This work will strip away the myth and mystery which surrounds the Viet Cong and, through the medium of their own candid photography, present them in human terms. They were everything we were - resourceful, cunning, adaptable, and most of all, human. As did our own American soldiers, they endured life in some of the harshest, most inhospitable terrain on earth. In doing so, they exhibited the will to sacrifice and be sacrificed for the collective goal of unification. Little did they know that we were serving the hidden agenda of the Politburo in Hanoi. In the end, they, like many of our soldiers, were betrayed and abandoned. This book portrays the Viet Cong as seen through their own photography. A cultural obsession, photographs were taken wherever and whenever possible. On many occasions, Allied forces were able to capture such photos. It is from such sources that these photographs are made available, most for the first time ever, to the general public.

The Erawan War - Volume 3 - Royal Lao Armed Forces, 1961-1974 (Paperback): Ken Conboy The Erawan War - Volume 3 - Royal Lao Armed Forces, 1961-1974 (Paperback)
Ken Conboy
R603 R490 Discovery Miles 4 900 Save R113 (19%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days
Panzer II (Staple bound): Horst Scheibert Panzer II (Staple bound)
Horst Scheibert
R302 R246 Discovery Miles 2 460 Save R56 (19%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Covers the use and design of the Panzer II armored fighting vehicle.

Knights of the Wehrmacht: Knights Crs Holders of the Fallschirmjager (Hardcover, illustrated edition): Franz Kurowski Knights of the Wehrmacht: Knights Crs Holders of the Fallschirmjager (Hardcover, illustrated edition)
Franz Kurowski
R742 R587 Discovery Miles 5 870 Save R155 (21%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Each recipient is presented in a capsule biography including dates of birth, awarding of the various Knights Cross grades, and other particulars to rank and career. Each is also shown in a World War II era photograph.

Panzer I (Staple bound): Horst Scheibert Panzer I (Staple bound)
Horst Scheibert
R302 R247 Discovery Miles 2 470 Save R55 (18%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Covers the use and design of the Panzer I armored fighting vehicle.

Stirling's Desert Triumph - The SAS Egyptian Airfield Raids 1942 (Paperback): Gavin Mortimer Stirling's Desert Triumph - The SAS Egyptian Airfield Raids 1942 (Paperback)
Gavin Mortimer; Illustrated by Peter Dennis, Johnny Shumate, Alan Gilliland
R482 R435 Discovery Miles 4 350 Save R47 (10%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Specially commissioned artwork, archive photographs and expert analysis combine to tell the absorbing story of the SAS's legendary raid on Sidi Haneish at the height of World War II. The night of July 26, 1942 saw one of the most audacious raids of World War II, just as the outcome of that conflict hung in the balance. In North Africa, a convoy of 18 Allied jeeps carrying Special Air Service personnel appeared out of the early-morning darkness and drove onto the Axis landing strip at Sidi Haneish in the Egyptian desert. Within the space of a few savage minutes 18 Axis aircraft were ablaze; a dozen more were damaged and scores of guards lay dead or wounded. The men responsible for the raid then vanished into the night as swiftly as they had arrived, prompting the Germans to dub the enemy leader, David Stirling, 'The Phantom Major'. Featuring full-colour artwork, gripping narrative and incisive analysis, this engaging study recounts the origins, planning, execution and aftermath of the daring raid that made the name of the SAS at the height of World War II.

The Mammoth Book Of Special Forces Training - Physical and Mental Secrets of Elite Military Units (Paperback): Jon E. Lewis The Mammoth Book Of Special Forces Training - Physical and Mental Secrets of Elite Military Units (Paperback)
Jon E. Lewis 1
R404 R331 Discovery Miles 3 310 Save R73 (18%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

In this encyclopedic book, Lewis provides insights into the origins, training, tactics, weapons and achievements of special forces and special mission units throughout the world, focusing particularly on US and UK forces. He also looks at the codes that that bind the members of these elite units together. He reveals training secrets in everything from wilderness survival to hand-to-hand combat. In doing so, he draws extensively on biographies, autobiographies, training manuals, interviews and press coverage of key operations. The elite forces covered include: The British Army's Special Air Service (SAS), established in 1950, which has served as a model for the special forces of many countries. Its counter-terrorist wing famously took part in the hostage rescue during the siege of the Iranian Embassy in London in 1980. The Parachute Regiment, the airborne infantry element of 16 Air Assault Brigade, which spearheads the British Army's rapid intervention capability. It is closely linked to United Kingdom Special Forces. The US Navy's SEALS (Sea, Air, Land Teams), trained to conduct special operations in any environment, but uniquely specialised and equipped to operate from and in the sea. Together with speedboat-operating Naval Special Warfare Combatant-Craft Crewmen, they form the operational arm of the Naval Special Warfare community, the Navy component of the US Special Operations Command. Their special operations include: neutralizing enemy forces; reconnaissance; counter-terrorism (famously in the killing of Osama bin Laden); and training allies. The US Army's Delta Force: The Special Mission Unit, 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta (1st SFOD-D), known simply as Delta Force, the Army component of Joint Special Operations Command. Its role is counter-terrorism, direct action and national intervention operations, though it has the capability to conduct many different kinds of clandestine missions, including hostage rescues and raids. The US Army Rangers, a light infantry combat formation under the US Army Special Operation Command. The Green Berets - motto: 'to free the oppressed' - trained in languages, culture, diplomacy, psychological warfare and disinformation. Russia's Spetsnaz, whose crack anti-terrorist commandos ended the Moscow theatre siege, and who have a reputation for being among the world's toughest and most ruthless soldiers. Spetsnaz units saw extensive action in Afghanistan and Chechnya, often operating far behind enemy lines. Israeli Special Forces, especially Shayetet 13 (Flotilla 13), whose motto, in common with the rest of the Israeli military, is 'Never again', a reference to the Holocaust. They are particularly adept at the specifically Israeli martial art Krav Maga, which they dub 'Jew-jitsu'.

Maverick One - The True Story of a Para, Pathfinder, Renegade (Paperback): David Blakeley Maverick One - The True Story of a Para, Pathfinder, Renegade (Paperback)
David Blakeley 1
R309 R253 Discovery Miles 2 530 Save R56 (18%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

The explosive sequel to the bestselling PATHFINDER. For the first time ever an elite British operator tells the gruelling story of his selection into the Pathfinders - Britain's secret soldiers. Pathfinder selection is a brutal physical and psychological trial lasting many weeks. It rivals that of the SAS and takes place over the same spine-crushing terrain, in the rain-and-snow-lashed wastes of the Welsh mountains. For two decades no one has been able to relate the extraordinary trials of British elite forces selection - until now. Captain David Blakeley goes on from completing selection to serve with the Pathfinders in Afghanistan post 9/11, where he had a gun held to his head by Al Qaeda fighters. From there he deploys to Iraq, on a series of dramatic behind-enemy-lines missions - wherein he and his tiny elite patrol are outnumbered, outgunned and trapped. MAVERICK ONE is unique and extraordinary, chronicling the making of a warrior. It culminates in Blakeley fighting back to full recovery from horrific injuries suffered whilst on operations in Iraq, to go on to face SAS selection.

She Landed By Moonlight - The Story of Secret Agent Pearl Witherington: the 'real Charlotte Gray' (Paperback): Carole... She Landed By Moonlight - The Story of Secret Agent Pearl Witherington: the 'real Charlotte Gray' (Paperback)
Carole Seymour-Jones 1
R397 R324 Discovery Miles 3 240 Save R73 (18%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

On the night of the 22 September 1943 Pearl Witherington, a twenty-nine-year-old British secretary and agent of the Special Operations Executive (SOE), was parachuted from a Halifax bomber into Occupied France. Like Sebastian Faulks' heroine, Charlotte Gray, Pearl had a dual mission: to fight for her beloved, broken France and to find her lost love. Pearl's lover was a Parisian parfumier turned soldier, Henri Cornioley, who had been taken prisoner while serving in the French Logistics Corps and subsequently escaped from his German POW camp. Agent Pearl Witherington's wartime record is unique and heroic. As the only woman agent in the history of SOEs in France to have run a network, she became a fearless and legendary guerrilla leader organising, arming and training 3,800 Resistance fighters. Probably the greatest female organiser of armed maquisards in France, the woman whom her young troops called 'Ma Mere', Pearl lit the fires of Resistance in Central France so that Churchill's famous order to 'set Europe ablaze', which had brought SOE into being, finally came to pass. Pearl's story takes us from her harsh, impoverished childhood in Paris, to the lonely forests and farmhouses of the Loir-et-Cher where she would become a true 'warrior queen'. Shortly before Pearl's death in 2008, the Queen presented her with a CBE in Paris. While male agents and Special Force Jedburghs received the DSO or Military Cross, an ungrateful country had forgotten Pearl. She had been offered a civilian decoration in 1945 which she refused, saying 'There was nothing civil about what I did.' But what pleased her most was to receive her Parachute Wings, for which she had waited over 60 years. Two RAF officers travelled to her old people's home and she was finally able to pin the coveted wings on her lapel. Pearl died in February 2008 aged 93.

The German Freikorps 1918-23 (Paperback): Carlos Caballero Jurado The German Freikorps 1918-23 (Paperback)
Carlos Caballero Jurado; Illustrated by Ramiro Bujeiro
R449 R405 Discovery Miles 4 050 Save R44 (10%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

The troops returning home to Germany after the 1918 Armistice found their country riven by internal unrest, and its eastern borders threatened. Though reluctant to support the new Republic, the many Free Corps formed by ex-Imperial soldiers fought furiously against Communist revolutionaries at home and Polish and Bolshevik Russian pressure on the frontiers. Later providing much of the manpower for the new Reichswehr, the Free Corps would have strong links with the nascent Nazi Party. This concise account of a little-known but central episode in the history of 20th century Germany is illustrated with rare photographs, and ten colour plates showing unprecedented details of uniforms and insignia.

Parachute Infantry - The book that inspired Band of Brothers (Paperback): David Webster Parachute Infantry - The book that inspired Band of Brothers (Paperback)
David Webster; Foreword by Stephen E. Ambrose 1
R516 R419 Discovery Miles 4 190 Save R97 (19%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Paratrooper David Kenyon Webster jumped into the chaos of occupied Europe on D-Day, fighting his way through Holland and finally capturing Hitler's Eagle's Nest. He was the only member of Easy Company to write down his experiences as soon as he came home from war. Webster records with visceral and sometimes brutal detail what it is like to take a bullet in the leg, to fight pitched battles capturing enemy towns, and to endure long periods of boredom punctuated by sudden moments of terror. But most of all, 'Parachute Infantry' shows how a group of comrades entered the furnace of war and came out brothers.

Seal Team Six - The incredible story of an elite sniper - and the special operations unit that killed Osama Bin Laden... Seal Team Six - The incredible story of an elite sniper - and the special operations unit that killed Osama Bin Laden (Paperback)
Howard E. Wasdin, Stephen Templin 1
R337 R275 Discovery Miles 2 750 Save R62 (18%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

When the US Navy send their elite, they send the SEALs. When the SEALs send their elite, they send SEAL Team Six. SEAL Team Six is a clandestine unit tasked with counterterrorism, hostage rescue and counterinsurgency. Until recently its existence was a closely-guarded secret. Then ST6 took down Osama bin Laden, and the operatives within it were thrust into the global spotlight. In this internationally bestselling chronicle, former ST6 shooter Howard Wasdin takes readers deep inside the world of Navy SEALs and Special Forces snipers. From the inside track on the operation that killed the world's most wanted man to his own experience of the gruelling ST6 selection processes to his terrifying ordeal at the 'Black Hawk Down' battle in Somalia, Wasdin's book is one of the most explosive military memoirs in years.

Our Friends Beneath the Sands - The Foreign Legion in France's Colonial Conquests 1870-1935 (Paperback): Martin Windrow Our Friends Beneath the Sands - The Foreign Legion in France's Colonial Conquests 1870-1935 (Paperback)
Martin Windrow 1
R570 R479 Discovery Miles 4 790 Save R91 (16%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

The gripping true story of the French Foreign Legion in the Sahara. Ever since the 1920s the popular legend of the French Foreign Legion has been formed by P.C. Wren's novel BEAU GESTE - a world of remote forts, warrior tribes, and desperate men of all nationalities enlisting under pseudonyms to fight and die under the desert sun. As with all cliches, the reality is far richer and more surprising than this. In this book Martin Windrow describes desert battles and famous last stands in gripping detail - but he also shows exactly what the Foreign Legion were doing in North Africa in the first place. He explains how French colonial methods there actually had their roots in the jungles of Vietnam, and how the political pressures that kept the empire expanding can be traced to battles on the streets of Paris itself. His description of the Berber tribesmen of Morocco also reveals some disturbing modern parallels: the formidable guerrillas of the 1920s were inspired by an Islamic fundamentalist who was adept at using the world's media to further his cause. Martin Windrow's previous book THE LAST VALLEY received fabulous reviews across the English-speaking world. This unique book, which is the first to examine the 'golden age' of the Foreign Legion has followed suit.

Special Operations Forces - Background & Issues for the U.S. Military's Elite Units (Hardcover, New): Adrian Bessette Special Operations Forces - Background & Issues for the U.S. Military's Elite Units (Hardcover, New)
Adrian Bessette
R5,956 Discovery Miles 59 560 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book looks at the Special Operations Forces (SOF), which are small, elite military units with special training and equipment that can infiltrate into hostile territory through land, sea, or air to conduct a variety of operations, many of them classified. SOF personnel undergo rigorous selection and lengthy specialised training. The U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM)oversees the training, doctrine, and equipping of all U.S. SOF units. USSOCOM has about 54,000 Active Duty, National Guard and Reserve personnel from all four Services and Department of Defense (DOD) civilians assigned to its headquarters, its four components, and one sub-unified command. Special Operations Forces (SOF) also play a significant role in U.S. military operations and the Administration has given U.S. SOF greater responsibility for planning and conducting world-wide counter-terrorism operations. The merits of cross-border raids and possible equipment and logistical support shortfalls, which are potential policy issues for congressional consideration, are examined in this book as well. This book consists of public documents which have been located, gathered, combined, reformatted, and enhanced with a subject index, selectively edited and bound to provide easy access.

Jungle Soldier - The true story of Freddy Spencer Chapman (Paperback): Brian Moynahan Jungle Soldier - The true story of Freddy Spencer Chapman (Paperback)
Brian Moynahan 1
R398 R325 Discovery Miles 3 250 Save R73 (18%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Arctic explorer, survival expert and naturalist Freddy Spencer Chapman was trapped behind enemy lines when the Japanese overran Malaya in 1942. His response was to begin a commando campaign of such lethal effectiveness that the Japanese deployed an entire regiment to hunt him down, believing that a 200-strong guerrilla army was responsible for the wholesale destruction of their convoys. He was wounded, and racked by tropical disease. His companions were killed, or captured and then beheaded. Cut off from friendly forces, his only shelter the deep jungle, Chapman held out for three years and five months. Jungle Soldier recounts the thrilling and unforgettable adventures of the North country orphan who survived against all odds to become a legend of guerrilla warfare.

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