US Special Operations Forces in the Cold War

Special Operations Forces and Enemy Ground Targets: Lessons from Vietnam and the Persian Gulf War
Special operations forces can be effective where conventional gound units and air power alone cannot locate elusive or hidden ground targets, but ther...

Allied Special Forces Insignia 1939 - 1948
Over the years the author has amassed a large collection of insignia associated with the Special Forces units of World War II. This detailed text and...

Special Operations Patrol Vehicles: Afghanistan and Iraq (Osprey New Vanguard 179)
The patrol vehicles used by Special Operations Forces in Afghanistan and Iraq vary quite dramatically between the theaters as well as amongst the Coal...

A Historical Perspective on Light Infantry
Major Scott R. McMichael provides a valuable historical perspective for understanding the characteristics, organization, and operations of light infan...

America’s Elite: US Special Forces from the American Revolution to the Present Day (Osprey General Military)
America’s Elites takes the reader through some of the most dramatic special forces operations in US history, from sniping British commanders during th...