Elite Force

Elite Force

Elite Force

Cirque Du Freak #7: Hunters of the Dusk: Book 7 in the Saga of Darren Shan

In the seventh entry of this New York Times bestselling series, Darren Shan, part of an elite force, searches the world of the Vampaneze Lord. But the road ahead is long and dangerous.

Cirque Du Freak #7: Hunters of the Dusk: Book 7 in the Saga of Darren Shan

Now available in mass market--the seventh entry of the New York Times bestselling series, Darren Shan, part of an elite force, searches the world of the Vampaneze Lord. But the road ahead is long and dangerous.

Battle Angel Alita: Angel of Death

Alita's death sentence is commuted in exchange for her service as a member of the Tuned, an elite force of the utopian city of Tiphares. Her first assignment is to protect a nuclear-powered train from the infamous bandit known as Barjack.

Hunters of the Dusk

The Vampire Prince leaves Vampire Mountain on a life-or-death mission. As part of an elite force, Darren searches the world for the Vampaneze Lord. But the road is long and dangerous--and filled with the bodies of the damned.

Italian Arditi: Elite Assault Troops 1917-20

The Italian Reparti d'Assalto (Assault Units) of World War I were a truly elite force. The word ardito (pl. arditi) means bold or daring, and, as their name suggests, their role required courage, as well as specific combat skills. This book takes a close look at the origins, training, dress, weaponry and equipment of the Arditi, and examines the daily life, motivation and combat role of these elite soldiers. The legacy of their identity is also examined, in the presence of D'Annunzio and rise to power of Mussolini in post-war Italy.

9th Service Battalion the Sherwood Foresters

The 9th Battalion The Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby) was part of Lord Kitchener's New Army made up initially of men from the north midlands This is their story complete with pictures of many of the men The 9th Battalion was not an elite force, but a group of ordinary working men who felt compelled to serve their country but found themselves in the most extra-ordinary military conflagration

Only the Enemy in Front: The Recce Corps at War 1940-46. Richard Doherty

This truly was an elite force; the standard reconnaissance battalion carried twice as much firepower as its infantry counterpart. They were everywhere, and always at the spearhead, from Singapore to the Western Desert, Italy, Burma, at Arnhem, and on into Germany. Using personal reminiscences and war diaries, Richard Doherty provides the only narrative of the men Sir Arthur Bryant characterized as intelligent, enterprising, brave, enduring, and highly skilled.

Dead Center: A Marine Sniper's Two-Year Odyssey in the Vietnam War

As a sniper in the hot, bloody jungles of Vietnam, Ed Kugler served with regular Marine companies and in the elite Force Recon, going deep into enemy territory in small teams of highly trained warriors. He delivered death from half a mile away and watched his best friends bleed out their young lives in a strange land. In this book, Kugler portrays the courage, brutality, sacrifice, and tragedy of the unforgettable American experience called Vietnam.

The Spartan Army

Although Sparta's early history is not clear, by the end of the 8th century most of the other cities of Lakedaimon had been reduced to subject status. The Lakedaimonians were the only full time army in ancient Greece and were thus truly an elite force. The institutions of the state and the system of education were organised with a view to creating superbly trained soldiers. Nick Sekunda examines this unique military machine in this book describing the organisational systems of the Spartan army through the Hellenistic period, how they were trained, the battles they fought, and the society that produced them.