The Mammoth Book of Elite Forces and the SAS ([New ed.])

Shrouded in mystery and feared throughout the world, very little is known about the elite fighting forces of various countries including our own Special Air Services - the soldier's soldiers.

In this anthology the SAS's heroic exploits in the Falklands and in breaking the siege at Princes Gate are described as well as other first-hand accounts of the astonishing bravery of the elite forces of the world, such as Delta Force, the Green Berets and French Foreign Legion.

Included here are: The US Marines at Peleiu 1944; The French Foreign Legion in Vietnam 1954; 22 SAS at Oman 1972; The US Special Forces in Vietnam 1964; The SS Special Troops in Italy 1943; The SBS raid on Simi 1944; The Israeli Paras at Entebbe 1976; U-47 at Scapa Flow 1939; Many other accounts of true heroism in the face of adversity.