GUNS OF THE ELITE FORCES - SC - 2016 - WALTER

Description: FREE shipping to any USA address - FREE media postage - FREE tracking - GUNS OF THE ELITE FORCES - by John Walter - Guns of the Elite Forces provides a penetrating account of the weapons that elite fighting troops carry into combat - Such elites have always existed in the armies of the world - During the Second World War, elite units sprang up in most conflict - the German Brandenburgers carried out clandestine operations in Poland - in the Western Desert, the Long Range Desert Group and SAS penetrated deep behind enemy lines - for larger-scale raids the British Commandos and the US Rangers and Marine Raiders were formed - In the last few decades, and particularly since 9/11, a very special sort of fighting man a member of an international elite, his fighting skills finely honed has risen to prominence - At Entebbe, Mogadishu and the Iranian Embassy in London, he has shown his mettle - At the crucial point, the operative must depend upon his gun - Bursting into a room to confront a terrorist, the raider must be sure his weapon will perform perfectly - At long range, precision is similarly essential - 24 pages of b/w photographs of actual weapons - over-sized, SOFTCOVER book, b/w pictorial covers, NO d/j was issued - BOOK COVERS, SPINE, EDGES, CORNERS, ETC, ALL VERY GOOD CONDITION - ALL INTERIOR PAGES LIKE NEW CONDITION - ''EXCEPT" REAR COVER, LOWER CORNER, AND APPROX 20 NUMBERED PAGES, HAVE BEEN CREASED, PROBABLY DURING MANUFACTURE - BOOK APPEARS UNREAD - book approx 6 1/4" x 9 1/4" x 2261 numbered pages - PLUS 10 pages of Appendix, 4 pages of bibliography - plus 4 pages of index - Pub: Frontline Books / Pen & Sword Books - Yorkshire - 2016 - Printed and Bound in Great Britain - Remember: FREE shipping to any USA address - FREE media postage - FREE tracking

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Features: Illustrated

Format: Trade Paperback

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Topic: Foreign Militaries, History of Technology, Military History, Pistols, Rifles, Security, Self-Defence, Shooting Sport, War, Warfare, Weapons

Book Series: Historical

Vintage: No

Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom

Ex Libris: No

Edition: NONE STATED

Language: ENGLISH

Publication Year: 2016

Book Title: GUNS OF THE ELITE FORCES

Intended Audience: Adults

Author: JOHN WALTER

Original Language: English

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