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The Elite: The Story of Special Forces – From Ancient Sparta to the War on Terror
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<b>Five thousand years of military history. The best elite unites that have fought across the globe. Their story told by acclaimed adventurer and ex-SAS officer, Ranulph Fiennes. </b><br /><br />Throughout human history the art of warfare has evolved into many forms across numerous theatres, gradually becoming more sophisticated and strategized as the centuries have progressed. From the <b>Spartans</b>of<b>Ancient Greece</b>with their code of valour fighting to the last man; to the<b>US Navy SEALs</b>who operate using the latest technology of the 21st-century.<br /><br />Across the vast array of military campaigns and battles one can see that the majority of organised armies have been comprised of enlisted men who would have their basic training. As time progressed all countries saw the need to also have units that were the<b>'best of the best'</b>, that would be fit and strong, and enjoy the best training and weaponry available. These elite units would be deployed to achieve extremely tough objectives; to guard a valuable fortification or person; or to act as a barrier in a crisis. The term<b>'elite'</b>is the ultimate accolade and one to which only the toughest would try to aspire to: undergoing intensive and harsh physical training, and ultimately, sacrificing themselves for the given objective.<br /><br /><b>Ranulph Fiennes</b>himself served in Britain's toughest formation, the<b>SAS</b>. Since his military days he has won acclaim as an extraordinary brave and resourceful artic adventurer. It is fitting that he now looks back across<b>five thousand years of military history</b>to pinpoint and celebrate the best elite units that served and fought across the globe.<br /><br /><u><b>Praise for<i>Cold:-</i></b></u><br /><br />'Tracing the history of polar exploration, [Fiennes] finds men deranged by isolation; ruthless captains abandoning unwanted crew in the uninhabitable Arctic; scurvy merrily rotting the gums of every man it touches. He relates, in juicy detail, stories of cannibalism and the public outcry they provoked at home' Stefanie Marsh,<b><i>The Times</i></b>
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Year:
2019
Publisher:
Simon & Schuster UK
Language:
english
Pages:
384
ISBN 10:
1471156613
ISBN 13:
9781471156618
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EPUB, 96.47 MB
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CID , CID Blake2b
english, 2019
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